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HOUSTON,  TEXAS. 


HISTORICAL  AND  DESCRIPTIVE  REVIEW 


OF  THE 


INDUSTRIES  OF  DALLAS. 


J.S84--6.: 


MANUFACTURING     ADVANTAGES,    BUSINESS     AND    TRANSPOR- 
TATION    FACILITIES, 

TOGETHER  WITH 

SKETCHES  OF  THE  PRINCIPAL  BUSINESS  HOUSES 


AND 


MANUFACTURING   ESTABLISHMENTS 


IN  THE  CITY. 


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DALLAS,  TEXAS, 

PUBLISHED  BY  THE  AUTHORS. 

1885. 


.Date 

PUBLISHERS'  NOTICE. 


It  is  clearly  evident  from  the  wonderful  development  of  the  United  States' 
resources,  and  the  rapid  increase  of  consumers  in  the  country  since  the  close  of 
the  civil  war,  that  commerce  and  manufactures  cannot  longer  be  controlled  in  the 
interest  of  the  few  cities  which  have  hitherto  constituted  the  great  centers  and 
distributing  points.  The  law  of  progression  forbids  the  continuance  of  such  mo- 
nopolistic features,  and  the  vastness  of  our  territory,  the  immensity  of  our 
resources  and  their  broadcast  distribution,  the  remarkable  enterprise  of  our  people 
and  the  general  development  of  the  country  at  large,  must  naturally  bring  about 
the  surrender  of  such  unlimited  power  and  the  establishment  of  centers  in  every 
section  having  the  facilities  to  sustain  them.  In  no  part  of  the  country  is  there 
exhibited  a  more  determined  effort  to  develop  the  strength  of  local  advantages  and 
thus  secure  the  early  fruits  of  the  equitable  disposition  of  trade  and  manufacture, 
than  in  the  Southern  States,  and  in  Texas  this  progressive  spirit  is  particularly 
prominent.  No  State  in  the  Union  is  possessed  of  more  valuable  resources  and  in 
more  unlimited  quantities.  Recognizing  their  importance,  commercial  and  manu- 
facturing industries  are  rapidly  establishing  centers  in  the  midst  of  this  boundless 
wealth.  Of  the  several  points  thus  selected  none  possess  more  favorable  advan- 
tages than  Dallas — the  Queen  City — and  none  are  striving  more  energetically  to 
establish  itself  upon  a  scale  commensurate  with  its  magnificent  wealth  of  resources; 
and  it  is  for  the  purpose  of  disseminating  more  thoroughly  the  knowledge  of  the 
wonderful  opportunities  which  here  await  new  business  capital,  and  also  its  rapid 
development  as  a  great  commercial  and  manufacturing  center,  that  the  compilation 
of  this  volume  has  been  undertaken.  If  our  labors  succeed,  even  to  a  limited  ex- 
tent, in  advancing  the  material  interests  of  the  public  at  large,  and  of  this  beauti- 
ful and  well  deserving  city  in  particular,  we  will  feel  that  our  work  has  not  been 
in  vain. 

We  desire  to  return  our  grateful  and  heartfelt  thanks  to  T.  ¥.  McEnnis, 
President  Merchants'  Exchange;  C.  A..  King,  Sec'y  Merchants'  Exchange;  W.  L. 
Cabell,  Mayor,  for  valuable  assistance  rendered,  and  to  those  business  men  who 
have  so  liberally  patronized  our  work. 

Respectfully, 

THE   PUBLISHERS. 


B«croft  Library 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


A 

PAGE 

Abraras,  W.  EL,  Land  Commissioner  of  the  Texas  Pacific  Ey.  Co 53 

Aldrich  &  Worthington,  Implements,  Wagons,  Buggies,  Etc 80 

Alston,  A.  S.,  Livery,  Feed  and  Sale  Stable Ill 

Andrews,  B.  E.,  &  Co.,  Dallas  City  Lumber  Yard 102 

Anheuser-Busch  Brewing  Association,  L.  Beidenstein,  General  Agent 110 

Armstrong  Bros.,  Wholesale  Groceries  and  Provisions 115 

Austin,  F.,  Diamonds,  Watches,  Clocks  and  Jewelry 130 

B 

Bartram,  Robinson  &  Co. ,  Agricultural  Implements 108 

Billington,  T.,  Furniture 98 

Bird,  Anderson  &  Co.,  Rough  and  Dressed  Lumber,  Etc 112 

Black  Bros.,  Palace  Shoe  Store 110 

Blankenship  &  Blake,  Wholesale  Dry  Goods,  Notions,  Etc. 60 

Bond,  B.  M.,  &  Bro.,  Groceries  and  Cigars 119 

Bouche,  A.  E.,  Staple  and  Fancy  Groceries,  Etc  136 

Bristol  &  Clark,  Architects 77 

Bryant,  W.  S. ,  Texas  Loan  Office 57 

Burnett,  Mrs.  J.  E.,  Pumps,  Gas  and  Steam  Fitting 99 

C 

Cain,  A.,  Livery,  Feed  and  Sale  Stables , 93 

Caldwell,  J.  F.,  &  Co.,  Grocers 74 

Camuse,  E.  F.,  Wagon  and  Carriage  Maker 105 

Carter  &  Gibson  Printing  Co.,  Job  Printers,  Stationers,  Etc. , 114 

Carter,  Mrs.  M.  A.,  Dressmaker .' 96 

Cheaney,  P.,  D.D.  S.,  Dallas  Dental  Parlors • 119 

Childs,  E.  G.,  Coal  and  Coke 64 

Clancey,  C.  H.,  Shirts  and  Underwear 92 

Clark  &  Clark,  Proprs.  Railroad  Planing  Mill 75 

Cockrell,  S.  H.  &  Co.,  Proprietors  Todd  Mills 88 

Cole  &  White,  Land  and  Collecting  Agents 90 

Coreth,  R.,  Agent  Oliver  Chilled  Plow  Works,  at  South  Bend,  Ind 66 

Craddock,  L.,  Wholesale  and  Retail  Wines,  Liquors  and  Cigars 62 

Crutcher  &  Crowdus,  Real  Estate  and  Collecting  Agents 7<> 

Cutter  &  Co. ,  Agents  Missouri  Steam  Washer. .  134 


iv  INDEX. 

D 

PAGE 

Dallas  Iron  Works,  Phelan  &  Co.,  Props  ...............................................  91 

Dallas  Paint  and  Color  Works  ..........................................................  86 

Dallas  Paper  and  Bag  Warehouse,  H.  Elsas  &  Co  ......................................  99 

Dallas  Steam  Coffee  and  Spice  Mills,  Babcock,  Foot  &  Brown,  Props  ..................  69 

Dallas  Wire  Works,  H.  Holdersback  ...................................................  54 

De  Stephano  Bros.,  Foreign  and  Domestic  Fruits  and  Produce  ........................  79 

Drs.  Davis  &  Sons,  Homoeopathic  Physicians  ..........................................  65 

Douglas  Bros.,  Merchant  Tailors  .......................................................  59 

Douglas  &  Danover,  Eeal  Estate  Agents  .............................................  132 

Dougherty,  J.  S  ,  General  Land  Agent  ......................................  •  ...........  70 

Downs,  J.  S.,  Staple  and  Fancy  Groceries  ........................  .....................  83 

Doyle,  Geo.  L.,  Corn,  Oats,  Hay,  Barley,  Etc  ..........................................  70 

Ducourt,  E.,  Upholsterer  ..........................................................  —  122 

E. 

Eckford,  Chas.  G.,  Carpets,  Oil  Cloths,  Etc  ............................................  89 

Eclipse  Lumber  Yard,  R.  M.  Page,  Prop  ...........................  ,  ...................  106 

Edwards,  C.  H.,  Pianos,  Organs,  Etc  ...................................................  103 

Elliott  &  Clark,  Phoenix  Planing  Mill  ................................  '  ..................  71 

Emerson,  Talcott  &  Co.,  Agricultural  Implements,  Kockford,  111.,  J.  M.  Wendellken, 

Manager  for  Texas  .................................................................  97 

Erb,  Paul  F.,  Bookseller  and  Stationer  .................................................  128 

Exchange  Bank  ........................................................................  Ill 


Flanders,  J.  E.,  Architect  .....  '  .........................................................  131 

Fox,  A.  W.  ,  Manufacturer  of  Candy  ........................  ..........................  134 

Frees  &  Son,  Pianos,  Organs  and  Musical  Merchandise  ................................  109 


Garlington,  M.  D.,  Commission  Merchant.  Grain,  Fruit,  Etc  ..........................    58 

Gluck,  Jos.,  Cigars,  Tobacco,  Etc  ......................................................  132 

Goldsmith  Bros.,  Jobbers  in  General  Merchandise  .....................................    56 

Goslin,  D.,  China  Hall  .................................................................    73 

Griffiths  &  Cowser,  Lumber  ............................................................    67 


Hamilton  &  Young,  Wall  Paper,  Glass,  Paints,  Oils,  Varnishes,  Etc  ..................  57 

Hancock,  W.  T.,  Staple  and  Fancy  Groceries  ..........................................  125 

Hanway,  S.  B.,  Dealer  in  Marble  ......................................................  129 

Harry  Brothers,  Wholesale  and  Retail  Stoves,  Tinware,  Etc  ...........................  85 

Hawes,  J.  K.  ,  Furniture,  Crockery,  Glassware,  Stoves,  Etc  ...........................  128 

Henry  &  Guber,  Props.  Trinity  Cigar  Factory  ........................................  94 

Hewett,  Dr.  O.  B.,  Dentist  .............................................................  131 

Hinckley  &  Son,  Stoves,  Tinware,  Etc  .................................................  83 

House,  J.  M.  ,  Druggist  and  Pharmacist  ...............................................  107 

Howell,  W.  H.,  &  Bro.,  Wholesale  and  Retail  Druggists  ...............................  106 

Huey  &  Philp,  Hardware,  Iron,  Stoves,  Etc  ...........................................  95 

Hughes  Brothers  &  Co.,  Baking  Powder,  Cider,  Ginger  Ale,  Etc  ......................  104 


INDEX. 


J 

PAGE 
Jones,  F.  T.,  Commission  Merchant  and  Dealer  in  Grain 87 


Kanady,  C.  D.,  Tinware,  General  Hardware  and  Builders'  Supplies  ...................  125 

Kuehlthau,  C.  E.,  City  Steam  Laundry  ................................................  117 

L. 

Land  &  Thompson,  Real  Estate  and  Land  Agency  ...................................  137 

Lammers,  H.  T.,  &  Co.,  Manufacturers'  Agents  and  Commission  Merchants  ..........    56 

Larmour  &  McCombs,  Architects  and  Civil  Engineers  .................................  124 

Lawrence's  Commercial  College  .................  ...................................  ....    98 

Leeper  Brothers,  Livery,  Feed  and  Sale  Stables  .......................................  123 

Lehman  Bottling  Co.,  Mineral  Waters,  Ciders  and  Champagnes  .......................  129 

Linskie,  P.  W.  ,  Funeral  Director  .......................................................  107 

Live  Oak  Grocery,  T.  F.  Loughlin,  Prop  ...............................................    72 

Loeb,  H.,  Grocer,  Cotton  Factor,  Grain,  Etc  ...........................................    93 

Louden,  G.  W.,  Second-hand  Goods  ....................................................    81 

M 

Marsalis,  T.  L.  ,  &  Co.  ,  Wholesale  Grocers  ..............................................  113 

Matthews,  H.  S.,  Lumber  Dealer  .......................................................  116 

Mayer's  Establishment,  Restaurant  and  Saloon  ........................................  121 

McCullough  &  Coff  man,  Livery  Stable  .................................................  127 

McEnnis  &  Co.,  Flour  and  Woolen  Mill  Agents,  Etc  ..................................  123 

McKeand,  Jas.,  Hay,  Corn,  Oats,  Barley,  Bran,  Etc  ..................................  133 

McWhirk,  A.,  Plumbing,  Steam  and  Gas  Fitting  .....................................    59 

Meisterhaus,  C.,  Beer  and  Ice  ..........................................................    86 

Metzler,  A.,  Commission  Merchant,  Dealer  in  Grain  and  Produce  .....................    96 

Meyer,  Chas.  A.,  Staple  and  Fancy  Groceries  ..........................................  136 

Miller,  A.  C.  D.,  Artistic  Photographer  ................................................    72 

Moflett  &  Lack's  Steam  Dye  Works  ....................................................    65 

Momand,  C.  E.,  &Bro.,  Grocers  .......................................................    53 

Moore,  S.  G.,  Doors,  Sash,  Blinds,  Mouldings,  Etc  ....................................  118 

Murphy  &  Bolanz,  Real  Estate  and  Collecting  Agents  .................................    55 

N 

Newman,  Dr.  S.  ,  Dentist  ...............................  ...............................    71 

/   Noland  &  McRosky  Hardware  Co  ......................................................  120 

Novelty  Iron  and  Boiler  Works  .......................................................      94 

O 

Oliver  Brothers,  Shirt  Makers  ..........................................................  121 


Patterson  &  Co.,  Fruits,  Nuts  and  Candies  .............................................  115 

Payne  &  Sheets,  Manufacturers  of  Carriages  and  Wagons  .............................    62 

Ploeger  &  Hoppe,  Staple  and  Fancy  Groceries  .........................................  122 

Powell,  E.  M.,  Dealer  in  Texas  Lands  and  Ranches  ....................................    76 

Prather,  Ardrey  &  Ewing,  Fire  and  Marine  Insurance  Agency  ........................    90 


Vi  INDEX. 


PAGE 
Rainwater  &  Stearns,  Grain  .......................   ....................................    84 

Rick,  Geo.,  Furniture  ..................................................................  135 

Robinson  &  Hart,  Emporium  of  Art,  Needlework  ......................................  105 

S 

Sanger  Bros.,  Wholesale  and  Retail  Dry  Goods,  Boots  and  Shoes,  Millinery,  Etc  .....  67 

Seixas,  H.  D.,  Stoves,  House  Furnishing  Goods,  Tinware,  Etc  .........................  82 

Shields,  K.,  Window  Glass,  Paints,  Oils,  Etc  ..........................................  77 

Simon,  F.,  Second-hand  Goods  of  All  Kinds  ............................................  104 

Sinker,  Davis  &  Co.,  Engines,  Boilers,  Steam  Pumps,  Saw  Mills,  Etc  ..................  120 

Smith,  Ed.  C.,  Undertaker  .............................................................  58 

Southwestern  Stoneware  and  Pipe  Co  .  .................................................  109 

T 

Texas  Mut.  Aid  and  Endowment  Association.  Allen  M.  Hall,  Sec'y  ...................  92 

Texas  Newspaper  Union,  H.  C.  Jones,  Prop  ...........................................  79 

The  Bradstreet  Mercantile  Agency,  Sidney  Tabor,  Sup't  .............................  100 

The  Dallas  Rubber  Stamp  and  Stencil  Works  and  Texas  Almanac  Job  Printing  House  130 

The  Grand  Windsor  Hotel,  W.  C.  Howard,  Prop  ......................................  64 

The  G.  W.  Borland  Publishing  Co.  ,  J  .  K.  Churchill,  Manager  .........................  95 

The  Howe  Machine  Co.  ,  L.  A.  Wilson,  State  Agent  ....................................  78 

The  Hunstable  Boot  and  Shoe  Co.,  Wholesale  Boots  and  Shoes  .......................  118 

The  J.  B.  Watkins  Land  Mortgage  Co  ..................................................  81 

The  Mercantile  Agency  of  R.  G.  Dun  &  Co.,  Geo.  Osmond,  Manager  ..................    89 

The  New  Home  Sewing  Machine  Co.,  W.  D.  Knowles,  Manager  .......................  101 

The  Texas  Land  and  Mortgage  Co.  (Limited),  of  London,  England,  C.  E,  Wellesley, 

General  Manager  .......................  .  ...........................................  80 

V 

Vering,  S.  H.,  Alden  Compressed  Yeast  ..............................................    60 


Webster,  Geo.  A.,  Sewing  Machines  ...................................................    85 

Weir  Plow  Company,  Agricultural  Implements,  Buggies,  Wagons,  Engines,  Etc.  .....    63 

Williams,  J.  L.,  &  Co.,  Druggists,  Dealers  in  Photographic  Stock.  .  ...............  ____  132 

Wilson  &  Tozer  ,  Architects  ...........................................................    73 

Witwer,  John  S.,  Wagons,  Carriages,  Buggies,  Plows,  Etc  .............................  100 

Wolf,  F.,  Saddles,  Harness,  Bridles,  Etc  .........................................  '.,....    84 

Worden,  A.  E.,  Guns,  Rifles,  Revolvers,  Etc  ..............................  .    82 


Peoria,  Decatur  &  Evansville 


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At  Evansville  connection  for  both  Passenger  and  Freight  with  this  line  is  made,  and 
thus  taps  the  whole  Northern  Railroad  System,  giving  it 

THROUGH  CONNECTIONS   AND   FACILITIES 


-TO- 


PEORIA, 

ROCK  ISLAND, 

ST.  PAUL     MINNEAPOLIS,  CHICAGO 


ALL    POINTS    NORTH    AND    NORTHWEST, 

As  well  as  all  points  in  Illinois,  Iowa,  Wisconsin,  Minnesota,  Dakota  and  Montana. 
The  road  is  thoroughly  equipped  with  the  latest  improved  and  best  rolling  stock,  the 
track  laid  with  STEEL,  HAILS. 

Safety  appliances  on  Passenger  Trains,  and  courteous  and  attentive  train  officials. 
Take  a  trip  over  this  line  and  you  will  be  convinced  of  it. 


GEO.  L.  BRADBURY, 


H.  C.  PARKER, 


S.  M.  MILLER, 


Vice  Prei.  ui  Sen.  M»n;.  Traffic  Manager.  Den.  Pass,  and  Tkt.  Agt. 

OFFICES,    FKOFIIA,    ILL. 


LAND  &  THOMPSON, 

REAL  ESTATE  DEALERS  AND 

GENERAL  LAND  AGENCY  OFFICE, 


WILL  Attend  to  the  Sale,  Purchase,  Exchange,  and  Lease  of  Lands;  Locating  of 
Lands;  Paying  of  Taxes,  and  Protection  of  Lands ;  Redemption  of  Lands  from 
Tax  Sales;  Inspection  of  Lands  and  Perfecting  of  Titles;  Make  Investments  for 
Capitalists,  and  Make  Loans  on  Lands,  and  all  other  matters  in  any   way  connected 
with  the    General    Land    Office  Business,  in    a    Prompt,    Reliable  and    Satisfactory 
manner. 

Farm  Lands!  Stock  Lands! 

MINERAL  LANDS  i          j 

Buying  and  Selling  of  Farms,  Ranches  and  Stock. , 

OVER  ONE   MILLION   ACRES 

• 

OF  THE  FINEST 

GRAZING  AND  FARMING  LANDS  IN  TEXAS 

For  Sale  at  LOW  RATES  TO  ACTUAL  SETTLERS. 


Buy  and  Sell  City  Property;  Rent  and  Collect  Rents;  Place  Fire  Insurance,  Pay  Taxes 
and  Keep  Up  Improvements  and  Conduct  a  General  Real  Estate  Business  in  all  Branches. 
Being  personally  acquainted  with  the  Prominent  Land  Operators  and  Real  Estate  Men 
of  St.  Louis,  Chicago,  Indianapolis,  Cincinnati,  Baltimore  and  other  Principal  Cities, 
and  possessing  all  other  necessary  facilities,  we  are  enabled  to  place  Property 
entrusted  to  us  with  a  rare  Promptness  and  upon  such  Advantageous 
Terms  as  but  few  Land  Agents  in  Texas  can  Duplicate. 

Our   Terms  are    Liberal,  as  the   New   Era  of  Low  Prices  Demand 
they  Should  Be. 

^Correspondence  Solicited,  and  References  furnished  on  application. 

See  Page  137. 


DALLAS: 

HER  TRADE,  COMMERCE  AND  INDUSTRIES. 


INTRODUCTORY. 

The  growth  of  the  "  Lone  Star  State"  has  been  the  wonder  and  admiration  of 
the  whole  civilized  world.  While  we  stand  in  ecstacy  and  gaze  upon  her  fine 
prairies  and  upon  her  broad  rivers  and  lakes  and  the  numerous  cities,  towns  and 
villages  that  stud  the  State  from  border  to  border,  we  pause  to  take  one  long  and 
lingering  glance  at  Dallas,  and  with  our  feeble  pen  paint  the  picture  of  her  birth, 
life  and  being;  of  her  wonderful  trade  and  commerce,  her  religious  and  social  in- 
stitutions; to  examine  into  the  cause  and  effect,  and,  if  possible,  discover  and 
show  to  the  world  what  has  tended  to  make  Dallas  the  second  city  in  commercial 
importance  in  this  great  State;  to  demonstrate  to  the  people  residing  here  that 
their  work  has  only  just  begun  and  that  the  future  of  this  city  is  brighter  than 
pen  can  picture  or  artist  portray. 

Forty-four  years  ago  Mr.  John  Neely  Bryan  occupied  a  cabin  on  the  spot 
where  now  stands  the  city  of  Dallas.  Standing  in  his  cabin  door,  as  far  as  the  eye 
could  reach,  no  human  habitation  was  visible  and  the  stillness  of  the  night  un- 
broken, save  by  the  hooting  of  the  owl  or  the  savage  bay  of  the  prowling  wolf,  or 
the  rippling  of  the  waters  on  the  fair  bosom  of  the  beautiful  Trinity,  which  in  its 
onward  course  to  the  Gulf  seemed  to  linger  and  laugh  as  it  passed  by  the  spot, 
where  in  after  years  was  to  be  built  a  great  metropolis. 

Now  we  stand  upon  the  same  spot  in  the  center  of  a  populous  city,  surrounded 
by  all  the  refinements  of  wealth  and  cultivation,  a  city  numbering  with  its  suburbs 
nearly  35,000  souls,  and  embracing  a  vast  amount  of  the  industry,  the  energy  and 
the  excitement  of  business.  Situated  in  the  midst  of  a  great  agricultural  region, 
with  natural  avenues  and  artificial  roads  tending  to  it  in  every  direction,  it  is  un- 
surpassed for  the  markets  of  husbandry.  A  writer  speaking  of  Dallas  has  this  to 
say :  "  There  is  no  poetry  in  the  history  of  Dallas.  She  did  not  awake  one  morn- 
ing to  find  herself  a  city;  she  grew  not  in  a  night,  or  in  a  day  or  year.  Hers  has 
been  a  long  and  continued  struggle  for  supremacy,  which,  having  gained,  her 
people  may  well  be  proud  of,  and  for  which  they  deserve  praise  and  admiration. 
Other  cities  in  the  State  have  sprung  into  existence  in  an  incredibly  short  period 
of  time,  heralded  their  greatness  and  glory  for  a  time  to  the  world,  and  then,  hav- 
ing over-reached  the  mark  or  builded  beyond  the  requirements  of  the  times, 
country  and  surroundings,  fell  backward  to  wait  for  progress;  while  Dallas,  inch 


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by  inch,  and  year  by  year,  slowly  and  surely  grew,  grew  with  a  solidity  that  can 
never  be  impaired,  until  to-day  she  stands  the  most  prosperous  and  one  of  the 
largest  of  Texan  cities." 

If  we  are  successful  in  showing  that  the  prosperity  of  Dallas  has  resulted  from 
the  enterprise  of  individuals,  it  will  be  readily  seen  that  we  owe  it  chiefly  to  the 
commercial  classes.  Not  that  we  would  claim  for  them  the  sole  honor,  or  deny  the 
merits  of  others,  for  this  would  be  as  unreasonable  as  the  fabulous  dispute  between 
the  body  and  the  limbs.  We  only  place  them  in  the  foremost  rank  of  an  active, 
hardy,  adventurous  population,  because,  by  controlling  the  wealth,  the  business 
and  the  resources  of  the  country,  they  have  been  the  chief  agents  in  its  rapid 
aggrandizement. 

The  reader  will  bear  with  us  a  moment  and  excuse  a  pen  prone  to  wander, 
while  we  touch  for  a  moment  upon  a  very  important  point  as  connected  with  this 
discussion.  It  is  one  of  paramount  importance,  and  should  receive  a  much  more 
attentive  consideration  than  we  can  give  it  incidentally  at  this  time.  We  refer  to 

COMMERCIAL   CHARACTER. 

What  should  be  the  character  of  those  who  act  so  important  a  part  in  the 
business  of  the  country,  who  control  its  resources,  direct  its  energies,  and  in  a  great 
degree  form  the  moral  standard  which  regulates  the  transactions  of  the  whole 
people  ?  The  mercantile  mind  of  our  country  is  sufficiently  keen.  The  pursuit 
of  wealth,  attracting  as  it  does  intellects  of  every  grade,  includes  among  its 
votaries  many  of  the  most  aspiring  and  most  capable  minds,  and  gives  to  them 
that  constant  and  healthy  exercise,  which  is  calculated  to  sharpen  the  faculties, 
and,  if  united  with  reading  and  reflection,  produces  a  high  degree  of  refinement. 
The  merchant  should  cultivate  his  mind  and  acquire  knowledge,  as  an  element  of 
power.  Dealing  in  the  products  of  various  climes,  and  of  all  the  arts,  and  engaged 
in  an  intercourse,  personally  or  by  correspondence,  which  extends  to  all  the  marts  of 
traffic  throughout  the  world,  he  should  be  well  acquainted  with  the  geography  of 
the  globe,  and  with  the  productions,  resources,  habits,  financial  systems  and  com- 
mercial usages  of  all  nations.  He  should  know  thoroughly  the  composition  and 
history,  the  mode  of  production,  cost,  and  all  other  incidents  connected  with  every 
article  with  which  he  deals,  and  should  be  versed  especially  in  the  moneys  and 
measures,  the  exchanges,  the  commercial  laws  and  regulations  of  the  various  places 
to  which  his  business  relations  extend.  This  much  we  insist  upon,  as  actually 
necessary  to  the  respectability  of  the  mercantile  character,  and  to  enable  the  mer- 
chant to  wield  his  capital  to  advantage.  But  the  intelligent  merchant  should 
aspire  to  more  than  this.  His  position  in  society  demands  that  he  should  place 
himself  upon  an  equality  with  the  most  cultivated  of  his  fellow-citizens.  As  a 
class,  the  merchants  are  the  most  wealthy  men  of  our  country.  In  social  inter- 
course they  mingle  with  the  most  refined,  with  those  who  are  the  highest  in  intel- 
lectual standing  and  official  position.  There  is  no  place  in  society,  no  post  in  the 
government,  from  which  the  merchant  is  excluded.  On  the  contrary  his  command 
of  money,  and  the  facilities  afforded-  by  his  relations  of  business,  place  him  in  a 
prominent  position,  give  him  the  control  of  the  various  commercial  and  moneyed 


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institutions  and  render  him  the  fit  and  active  director  and  agent  in  the  whole  circle 
of  public  charities,  and  in  the  numberless  endowments  for  literary  and  liberal 
purposes.  Having  thus  opened  to  him  a  wide  sphere  of  usefulness,  he  should 
enter  upon  it  with  a  consciousness  of  its  dignity  and  importance,  and  qualify  him- 
self for  the  discharge  of  its  duties  by  an  assiduous  and  liberal  cultivation  of  his 
mind  and  morals.  The  merchant  should  be  a  patron  of  the  arts,  a  promoter  of 
education,  a  friend  to  literature  and  science,  an  active  agent  in  all  public  improve- 
ments; because  his  habits  of  business,  his  wealth,  his  connection  with  moneyed 
institutions,  and  with  fiscal  concerns,  enable  him  to  render  efficient  aid  to  enter- 
prises of  patriotism  and  benevolence.  He  should  be  forward  in  every  good  word 
and  work,  also,  as  a  means  of  blunting  that  vulgar  prejudice,  which  supposes  that 
the  men  who  possess  or  control  wealth  enjoy  exclusive  privileges;  and  should 
show  a  willingness  to  pay  liberally  for  the  advantages  of  his  position,  whether  real 
or  imaginary,  by  using  those  advantages  freely  for  the  public  good. 

There  is  another  point  in  regard  to  commercial  character,  of  greater  delicacy, 
but  which  we  do  not  feel  at  liberty  to  pass  untouched,  as  it  is  the  most  essential  to 
the  honor  and  prosperity  of  the  mercantile  class,  as  well  as  of  the  community  to 
which  they  belong.  The  most  precious  possession  of  the  merchant  is  his  credit. 
And  here  allow  us  to  draw  a  distinction.  The  credit  of  the  merchant  does  not  con- 
sist simply  in  his  wealth,  or  in  his  ability  to  borrow  money  by  meana  of  his  con- 
nections, or  of  the  securities  he  may  be  able  to  offer.  It  is  a  gross  fallacy  to  sup- 
pose that  what  is  termed  an  "undoubted  standing,"  requires  nothing  for  its  support 
but  the  possession  of  facilities  for  raising  money.  The  credit  of  a  merchant  de- 
pends mainly  on  his  character  for  integrity,  capacity  and  industry.  The  true 
merchant  is  a  man  whose  morality  is  as  inflexible  as  the  rules  of  arithmetic;  his 
honesty  is  as  invariable  as  the  result  of  a  correct  balance-sheet.  He  should  be  not 
only  honest,  but  strictly  honorable,  so  that  the  confidence  reposed  in  him  should 
be  unlimited.  Such  a  man  is  trusted,  not  merely  on  account  of  his  wealth,  but  in 
consideration  of  his  personal  character. 

The  commercial  virtues  are  so  essential  to  the  well-being  of  society,  that  their 
cultivation  should  be  an  object  of  sedulous  care  to  the  whole  mercantile  body,  who 
should  exercise  a  conservative  influence  by  frowning  upon  every  infraction  of  the 
laws  of  fair  trading.  Punctuality  should  be  insisted  upon  as  an  indispensable 
requisite,  and  no  man  should  be  trusted  or  tolerated,  who  would  forfeit  his  word, 
or  violate  his  engagements.  Society  has  a  right  to  demand  of  all  its  members  the 
observance  of  good  faith,  and  it  is  only  by  insisting  on  this  right  that  a  wholesome 
public  opinion  is  established. 

Especially  should  the  merchants  of  a  city  like  Dallas  endeavor  to  establish  a 
high  tone  of  commercial  character.  They  should  set  up  a  standard  of  strict  and 
elevated  morality,  which  every  regular  dealer  and  fair  merchant  would  acknowl- 
edge to  be  just,  and  to  which  all  should  be  required  to  adhere.  They  should 
patronize  those  virtues  which  adorn  the  individual  character,  which  promote  suc- 
cess in  business,  while  they  render  its  transactions  safe  and  agreeable,  and  which 
are  as  beneficial  as  they  are  honorable  to  the  community  in  which  they  flourish — 


12  DALLAS — HER 


industry,  honesty,  temperance,  and  prudent  economy — while  by  inflexible  rules 
and  strict  observances,  they  should  discountenance  fraud,  deception,  trickery  and 
bad  faith. 

When  we  speak  of  the  rapid  advancement  of  our  country  to  its  present  high 
state  of  prosperity,  we  are  easily  led  by  national  vanity  into  the  employment  of 
high  sounding  words  which  do  not  always  lead  us  to  satisfactory  conclusions. 
Patriotism,  public  spirit,  benevolence,  liberty,  education,  the  freedom  of  the  press, 
our  liberal  institution^  the  benign  and  pacific  policy  of  our  government,  are  re- 
ferred to  as  causes  of  our  national  growth  and  aggrandizement.  We  shall 
not  dispute  the  happy  influences  of  all  these  principles.  But  there  is  one 
element  in  the  national  character,  one  principle  of  action  animating  the  entire 
mass  of  our  people,  which  is  greater  than  any  other;  nay,  we  will  be  bold  enough 
to  assert,  more  powerful  than  all  others  united.  Whether  it  be  called  avarice,  or 
the  love  of  money,  or  the  desire  of  gain,  or  the  lust  of  wealth,  or  whether  it  be 
softened  to  the  ear  under  the  more  guarded  terms,  prudence,  natural  affection, 
diligence  in  business,  or  the  conscientious  improvement  of  time  and  talents,  it  is 
still  money-making,  which  constitutes  the  great  business  of  the  majority  of  our 
people;  it  is  the  use  of  money  which  controls  and  regulates  everything. 

Whether  the  propensity  for  money -getting  is  beneficial  or  otherwise,  depends 
upon  circumstances.  Industry  is  an  admirable  quality,  its  exercise  is  directly 
useful  to  the  public  as  well  as  to  individual  interests,  and  it  is  accompanied  by 
temperance,  prudence,  morality,  and  other  virtues.  But  the  desire  of  wealth,  for 
its  own  sake,  is  far  from  .being  a  virtue.  When  money  is  greedily  sought,  without 
regard  to  the  means  of  acquisition,  the  passion  which  directs  its  pursuit  is  base  and 
sordid.  The  miser  is  a  wretched  man,  a  worthless  citizen,  a  dishonor  to  the  dignity  of 
human  nature. 

We  are  happy  to  believe  that  the  acquisition  of  wealth  does  not  necessarily,  nor 
as  we  hope,  usually,  blunt  the  sensibilities  nor  destroy  the  manliness  of  a  generous 
character;  that  it  is  not  always  a  selfish  and  a  mercenary  occupation.  If  money 
be  sought  with  moderation,  by  honorable  means,  and  with  a  due  regard  to  the 
public  good,  no  employment  conduces  to  nobler  or  higher  powers  of  the  mind  and 
heart.  And  such  should  be  the  character  of  the  merchant  in  a  city  that  desires  to 
keep  pace  with  the  advancement  of  civilization.  He  should  guard  his  heart  against 
the  seductive  influence  of  money;  he  should  carefully  shield  his  mind  against  the 
narrow  precepts  of  avarice.  Money  should  be  regarded  as  the  agent  and  represent- 
ative of  the  good  it  can  be  made  to  perform — it  should  be  sought  as  the  instru- 
ment of  self-defense  against  the  evils  of  poverty ;  of  parental  love,  enabling  us  to 
provide  for  those  dependent  upon  us;  of  public  spirit,  in  affording  the  means  of 
promoting  the  public  good. 

Dallas  has  earned  a  high  name  for  its  energy  and  enterprise,  and  the  public 
spirit  and  commercial  honor  of  her  merchants,  and  the  city  is  now  far  upon  the 
road  to  greatness. 

Let  us  now  pass  to  and  examine  the  claims  and  adaptabilities  of  the  city  of 
Dallas  to  the  position  we  confidently  and  unhesitatingly  ascribe  to  her.  We  believe 


TRADE,    COMMERCE   AND   INDUSTRIES.  13 

our  true  function  to  lie  in  that  direction,  and  we  trust  a  proper  performance  of 
duty  and  self-elected  task  will  be  the  crowning  result.  As  a  city  advances  in  wealth 
and  numbers,  and  as  its  commercial  affairs  multiply,  and  the  arms  of  its  trade  are 
stretching,  reaching  in  every  direction,  it  becomes  an  anxious  and  an  interested 
public  to  know  the  importance  of  its  demands,  as  well  as  the  causes  that  have 
given  it  such  prominent  claims  upon  their  patronage  and  attention.  Trade  watches 
with  lynx-eyed  vigilance,  and  with  the  keenest  and  closest  scrutiny  the  manipula- 
tions of  those  who  seek  to  secure  its  benefits,  none  the  less  than  it  does  the  points 
best  fitted  by  natural  means  and  artificial  efforts,  as  the  proper  fountain  head  of 
supplies,  or  the  channel  through  which  its  commodities  must  flow  in  the  clearest, 
purest,  least  obstructed  and  least  contaminated  way. 

Actuated,  then,  by  a  desire  to  present  to  the  world  this  statistical  and  descrip- 
tive work,  systematically  arranged  and  correctly  reported,  demonstrating  the  city 
of  Dallas  in  all  its  varied  phases,  its  trade  and  commerce,  its  importance,  advant- 
ages and  resources,  we  have  undertaken  the  labor.  Our  purpose  has  not  been 
solely  to  advertise  the  parties  whose  names  appear  individually,  but  to  advertise 
the  city  itself;  the  benefit,  if  any  to  result,  to  be  general.  Our  people  have  often 
refrained  from  scattering  broadcast,  as  they  ought  to  have  done,  information  rela- 
tive to  the  mercantile  and  manufacturing  advantages  of  this  city;  practical  in  their 
views,  they  have  seemingly  sometimes  forgotten  that  man  does  not  live  by  bread 
alone,  and  straightforward  in  their  own  general  dealings,  and  governed  exclusively 
in  their  transactions  by  economical  or  commercial  reasons,  they  do  not  suppose  it 
possible  that  such  trifles  as  "ancient  and  fish-like  smells"  in  market  houses  can 
keep  one  customer  away  from  where  he  ought  to  go;  or  that  such  vanities  as  pagean- 
try, puffery  and  matters  of  that  ilk  can  attract  one  tradesman  when  it  is  not  his 
decided  intent  to  buy.  And  yet,  despite  numerous  prostrations  of  trade  and  com- 
merce, of  financial  shocks  and  failures  all  around,  they  present,  to-day,  a  sounder 
and  more  solvent  record  than  any  competitive  market,  have  preserved  their  commer- 
cial honor  and  mercantile  respect  intact,  brought  their  city  to  a  dignified  promi- 
nence in  the  world  of  trade,  and  thereby  commanded  the  respect,  the  attention  and 
the  admiration  that  such  conditions  have  legitimately  entitled  her  to.  The  varied 
features  of  the  city's  wealth  and  prosperity  we  propose  describing,  embracing 
almost  innumerable  branches  of  commerce,  of  mechanical  arts  and  sciences,  manip- 
ulated and  carried  on  by  a  live,  progressive  and  go-ahead-ative  class  of  merchants 
and  manufacturers  who  are  aided  in  their  transactions  and  labors  by  countless 
auxiliaries  such  as  ready  capital,  cheap  transportation,  steam,  concentrated  labor, 
and  the  inexhaustible  natural  resources  that  a  beneficent  Heaven  has  placed  in 
almost  prodigal  liberality  at  their  disposal.  These,  guided  by  experience  and  a 
thorough  knowledge  of  the  people,  and  with  indomitable  foreign  and  domestic 
labor,  energy,  industry  and  skill,  are  fast  transforming  this  young  and  thrifty  city 
into  a  most  formidable  rival  of  any  in  this  great  and  growing  State. 

We  do  not  propose,  nor  do  we  feel  competent  in  the  undertaking,  to  acquaint 
our  readers  with  a  minutely  detailed  account  of  all  the  commodities  dealt  in,  their 
qualities  and  defects,  the  countries  whence  derived  and  the  many  items  regarding 


14  DALLAS — HER 


them,  that  doubtless  would  prove  interesting  to  the  generality  of  people.  The 
excellence  of  a  business  publication  written  on  business  subjects  and  "  meaning 
business",  oftentimes  depends  as  much  upon  what  it  does  not  contain  as  upon  what 
it  does  contain;  and  so  many  details,  although  in  themselves  useful,  unnecessarily 
encumber  a  work  designed  to  unfold  the  information  we  contemplate  disclosing  in 
this.  A  seriatum  report  of  all  the  multifarious  branches  follow,  supported  by  such 
indisputable  facts  and  figures  that  gainsaying  the  truth  will  be  folly,  and  which 
may  convince  the  skeptical  if  any  such  there  be,  as  to  the  importance  of  the  city  of 
Dallas.  Therefore,  choosing  rather  to  let  the  eloquence  of  arithmetical  calculation 
speak  for  us  what  grandiloquent  phraseology  and  fancifully  wrought  speculation 
might  fail  to  accomplish,  we  are  not  fearful  as  to  the  result.  Some  time  has  been 
spent  in  this  investigation,  and  the  reports  are  submitted  as  illustrative  of  the 
present  status  of  commercial  and  manufacturing  industry  in  Dallas.  They  are  not 
exclusively  of  our  own  observation  and  knowledge,  but  that  of  others,  and  may 
be  considered  the  opinions  of  one  or  more  of  the  leading  men  in  each  branch  of 
business;  for  large  indebtedness  is  due  to  this  source,  both  for  original  suggestions 
and  confirmation  of  points  otherwise  doubtful.  We  do  not  claim  for  them  exact- 
ness to  the  cent;  to  ascertain  that  would  require  the  purse  of  Fortunatus,  and 
inquisitorial  powers  far  greater  than  we  possess,  but  simply  to  state  facts  that  have 
come  within  our  range;  facts  which  might  be  noticed  by  almost  any  person  of 
ordinary  intelligence,  meeting  with  them  as  they  do,  on  every  thoroughfare  of  the 
metropolis,  with  convincing  proof  that  Dallas  is  already  a  great  commercial  and 
manufacturing  city. 

If  the  result  of  our  labors,  then,  demonstrates  to  the  merchants  and  business 
men  trading  with  Dallas,  or  trading  elsewhere,  that  under  a  system  of  liberality 
and  progression  our  people  have  stimulated  industry  by  rewarding  ingenuity  and 
by  using  most  efficaciously  the  powers  bestowed  by  nature  upon  them,  that  they 
have  distributed  their  labor  and  capital  most  judiciously,  diffusing  general  benefit 
to  the  country  having  intercourse  with  them,  and  built  up  for  themselves  a  trade 
that  is  increasing  and  expanding,  and  is  bound  to  result  in  a  brilliant  mercantile 
future  for  them,  then,  indeed,  are  we  satisfied  with  the  work,  and  "  love's  labor  " 
has  been  rewarded. 

D^  LLAS— TRANSPORTATION  FACILITIES. 

One  of  the  most  important  considerations  in  the  buikling  up  of  a  great  city 
are  the  facilities  for  transportation,  and  one  of  the  first  enquiries  made  by  the 
capitalist  when  seeking  a  location  to  embark  in  a  manufacturing  or  commercial 
enterprise  is,  "what  are  the  facilities  for  receiving  and  shipping  goods  ?"  Viewing 
Dallas  with  respect  to  situation  we  may  truthfully  remark  that  she  possesses  almost 
unrivaled  means  of  communication  with  all  points  in  the  State  and  directly  or  in- 
directly with  all  points  of  prominence  in  the  United  States.  By  glancing  at  a  map 
of  the  country  it  will  be  observed  that  Dallas  is  the  geographical  center  of  that 
grand  section  of  favored  territory  composed  of  Central  Texas,  Indian  Territory, 
Louisiana  and  Arkansas — a  section  of  country,  perhaps,  the  richest  on  the  face  of 


TRADE,   COMMERCE   AND  INDUSTRIES.  15 

the  globe,  and  fast  becoming  populated  by  a  thrifty  class  of  people.  Its  peculiar 
situation  in  this  respect  and  its  singular  advantages  as  a  point  for  the  interchange 
of  manufactured  commodities  and  raw  materials,  or  for  the  exchange  of  the  great 
products  of  this  wonderful  section,  dignifying  the  place  at  once  as  the  identical 
spot  for  the  building  up  of  the  greatest  internal  market  of  the  State.  Its  position 
therefore  would  naturally  point  it  out  as  the  established  city  through  which  the 
most  direct  lines  of  communication  between  the  Northwest  and  the  Gulf  Coast 
cities  would  naturally  pass,  as  would  those  striking  the  most  available  points  for 
exchange  of  products  between  the  Southern  States  and  the  Pacific  Coast.  Already 
we  see  the  gathering  strength  of  Dallas  in  this  respect,  and  the  possibilities  are  not 
only  grand,  but  they  are  dazzling  in  their  influence,  and  time — time  alone  is  needed 
to  bring  out  immeasurable  results.  The  pioneer  enterprise  in  the  system  of  rail- 
roads now  centering  at  Dallas  is  the 

HOUSTON   AND   TEXAS   CENTRAL   RAILROAD. 

This  road  is  of  incalculable  advantage  to  the  city  and  intersects  all  the  leading 
roads  of  the  State.  It  traverses  the  State  from  north  to  south,  extending  from 
Houston  to  Denison,  a  distance  of  338  miles.  Passing  directly  through  this  city, 
it  opens  up  the  trade  both  north  and  south  of  Dallas  to  the  Dallas  merchant  and 
makes  this  city  the  trading  point  for  a  large  farming  population  on  either  side  of 
the  city  north  or  south.  At  Houston  it  connects  with  the  Morgan- Louisiana  System 
of  roads  for  the  east  and  the  Galveston,  Harrisburg  and  San  Antonio  (the  Southern 
Pacific  System)  from  the  west.  At  Hempstead  it  connects  with  a  branch  running 
to  Austin,  the  State  Capital.  At  Hearne  it  forms  a  junction  with  the  International, 
connecting  with  Austin,  San  Antonio  and  Laredo  on  the  west,  and  Palestine,  Tyler 
and  Long  view  on  the  east.  At  Corsicana  it  forms  a  junction  with  the  Texas 
and  St.  Louis  Narrow  Gauge,  connecting  with  Waco,  Gatesville  and  other  places 
of  less  note  on  the  west,  and  Athens,  Tyler,  Pittsburg,  Texarkana  and  a  through 
narrow  gauge  system  to  Cairo,  St.  Louis  and  the  East,  making  Kosse,  Groesbeeck, 
Corsicana  and  many  other  smaller  towns  good  feeders  for  Dallas  on  the  south.  At 
McKinney  it  connects  with  the  East  Line,  a  branch  of  the  Missouri  Pacific,  that 
extends  east  to  Greenville,  Sulphur  Springs  and  Jefferson.  At  Sherman  it  forms  a 
junction  with  the  Transcontinental,  a  branch  of  the  Missouri  Pacific,  connecting 
with  Bonharn,  Paris  and  Texarkana  on  the  east,  and  Whitesboro,  Gainesville  and 
Denton  on  the  west;  and  at  Denison,  on  the  extreme  northern  border  of  the  State, 
is  the  terminus,  where  it  connects  with  the  Missouri,  Kansas  and  Texas,  now  under 
the  Missouri  Pacific's  management.  The  management  of  this  road  has  been  ener- 
getic, conservative  and  unswervingly  honest,  and  its  achievements  have  placed  it  in 
the  front  rank  of  American  railways  and  justly  entitles  it  to  the  exalted  position 
it  occupies  in  the  esteem  of  the  traveling  public,  the  merchant,  the  manufacturer  and 
the  shipper,  admirably  fitting  it  for  being  singled  out  as  a  prominent  representa- 
tive of  Dallas'  greatness. 

TEXAS   AND   PACIFIC   RAILWAY. 

This  road  is  one  of  the  many  divisions  of  the  great  Missouri  Pacific  system, 
and  is  an  important  factor  in  the  growth  of  this  city.  This  system  now  embraces 


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in  all  its  divisions  6,029  miles  of  splendid  track.  Of  this,  the  Texas  and  Pacific 
has  1,487  miles,  the  main  stem  running  from  Texarkana  to  Sierra  Blaiica,  ninety 
miles  east  of  El  Paso.  This  road,  however,  runs  through  trains  to  El  Paso,  arrange- 
ments being  perfected  by  which  their  entire  trains  are  run  over  the  Southern  Pacific 
track.  At  Texarkana  connections  are  made  with  the  Iron  Mountain  Road  to  St. 
Louis.  This  grand  division  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  grasps  in  its  iron  arms  nearly 
all  the  principal  cities  in  Northern  and  Northwestern  Texas.  The  road-bed  is  in  a 
splendid  condition  and  the  track  laid  with  the  best  Bessemer  steel  rails.  The  en- 
tire equipment  is  first-class  in  every  respect,  and  the  employes  attentive  and  polite 
to  the  traveling  public.  The  results  of  this  road  to  Texas  and  to  Dallas  are  not  to 
be  measured  by  the  impetus  the  enterprise  has  given  to  agricultural  pursuits  and 
the  many  other  improvements  it  has  wrought  in  the  territory  contiguous  to  its 
lines,  important  though  the  general  outcome  has  been,  and  steadily  enhancing  in 
value  as  it  is.  The  benefits  are  to  be  seen  in  the  additional  means  of  communi- 
cation with  St.  Louis  in  the  Northwest  and  the  Pacific  Coast,  in  enabling  the  gulf  port 
cities  to  grasp  the  hands  of  those  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  in  giving  to  the  people  a  route 
to  the  Golden  Gate,  that  is  snowless  from  January  to  December,  where  roses  bloom 
at  all  seasons  of  the  year,  and  the  hills  are  fragrant  the  year  round  with  blossoms. 
The  general  offices  of  this  road  are  in  St.  Louis. 

THE   DALLAS   AND   WICHITA   RAILROAD 

is  strictly  a  Dallas  road,  but  is  now  owned  and  controlled  by  the  Gould  system.  It 
extends  from  this  city  to  Denton,  where  connection  is  made  with  the  main  line  of 
the  Missouri  Pacific  from  Denison  to  Taylor,  and  thence  southward  over  the  Inter- 
national to  Austin,  San  Antonio  and  Laredo. 

CHICAGO,   TEXAS   AND   MEXICAN   CENTRAL. 

This  road  was  built  and  finished  in  1882,  and  is  now  called  the  Dallas  Branch 
of  the  Gulf,  Colorado  and  Santa  Fe,  or  Texas  Midland  Route.  The  road  has  been 
projected  north  from  Dallas,  and  when  completed  will  give  this  city  direct  com- 
munication with  Chicago,  the  great  metropolis  of  the  Northwest. 

TEXAS   TRUNK   LINE. 

This  line  extends  from  Dallas  to  Kauffman,  a  distance  of  about  thirty-five 
miles.  The  objective  point  of  this  line  is  the  Sabine  Pass,  a  distance  of  two  hundred 
and  fifty  miles.  The  general  offices  of  the  road  are  in  this  city.  S.  J.  Adams, 
President;  H.  R.  Irvine,  Superintendent;  A.  Davis,  Treasurer;  W.  A.  Nason,  General 
Freight  and  Ticket  Agent.  The  road  is  in  the  hands  of  live,  progressive  men,  and 
no  doubt  will  soon  be  completed  to  its  objective  point. 

The  foregoing  will  show  the  power  of  Dallas  as  a  railway  center.  Her  lines 
reach  in  every  direction  from  the  city,  and  connect  her  with  all  of  the  trade  centers 
of  the  North  and  South.  The  value  of  such  a  system  of  railroads  needs  no  com- 
ment at  our  hands,  but  suggests  at  once  a  greatness  for  Dallas  outswelling  the  most 
ambitious  dreams  of  her  citizens. 


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WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL  TRADE  OF   DALLAS. 

In  taking  up  this  department  of  our  labors  we  propose  demonstrating  so  far 
as  in  our  powers  lie,  the  amount  of  business  done  in  the  different  branches  in  this 
city.  Our  mammoth  establishments  for  the  sale  of  dry  goods,  groceries,  hardware, 
queensware,  drugs  and  all  the  articles  that  go  to  make  up  a  general  merchandise 
trade,  contain  immense  stocks  of  every  description  and  are  conducted  by  merchants 
of  acknowledged  probity,  energy,  intelligence  and  wealth,  some  of  whom  were 
engaged  in  business  here  previous  to  the  war,  while  a  host  of  new  houses  have 
sprung  up,  increasing  competition  and  imparting  new  vigor  to  the  sinews  of  trade, 
which  were  impaired  by  the  terrible  convulsions  of  civic  strife.  They  have  thus 
confidently  entered  the  lists  of  commercial  rivalry  with  the  merchants  of  larger  and 
older  cities.  The  very  fact  then,  that  they  are  able  to  compete  with  older  markets, 
cities  of  greater  wealth  and  population  as  well  as  established  reputation,  certainly 
demonstrates  the  possession  of  some  wonderful  influence  or  secret,  explainabJe 
only,  in  our  opinion,  as  commercial  advantages.  Our  commercial  agents,  in  pass- 
ing through  this  State  and  adjoining  States,  come  face  to  face  with  drummers  from 
Galveston,  New  Orleans,  and  St.  Louis.  It  has  been  said  that  when  "Greek  meets 
Greek,  then  comes  the  tug  of  war,"  but  we  here  proudly  proclaim  that  our  Greek 
has  proven  himself  a  veteran,  and  inscribes  more  victories  on  his  commercial 
banner,  by  far,  than  defeats.  He  has  been  enabled  not  only  to  advance  his  lines 
into  the  disputed  sections,  but  has  established  a  cordon  of  friends  who,  for  mutual 
interest,  have  fortified  the  posts  and  kept  up  an  uninterrupted  communication 
with  this,  the  great  basis  of  supplies. 

THE   DRY    GOODS   TRADE. 

The  dry  goods  trade  of  Dallas  has  its  customers  spread  over  a  wide  extent  of 
territory.  These  customers  are  also,  for  the  most  part,  merchants  of  moderate 
capital  and  dependent  for  their  means  of  payment  upon  the  population  among 
which  they  are  located.  Any  disturbance  of  the  general  prosperity,  for  instance  a 
failure  of  crops,  limits  the  demand  for  distribution,  or  interferes  with  facilities  for 
collection;  and  there  is  no  class  so  helpless,  under  such  circumstances,  as  the  coun- 
try merchant;  consequently,  he  frequently  fails  in  meeting  his  notes  given  to  the 
jobber,  and  the  latter,  with  so  many  little  streams  dried  up  at  once,  is  still  obliged 
to  meet  his  payments,  or  he  is  utterly  ruined.  A  country  merchant  pays  his  debts 
as  soon  as  he  can  raise  the  money,  or  if  he  be  less  prompt,  as  soon  as  he  can  spare 
the  money;  while  his  creditor  mu«t  pay  upon  the  day  his  note  matures,  or  be 
posted  as  a  bankrupt.  It  is  this  one-sided  arrangement  of  his  business,  which 
leaves  the  jobber  more  exposed  to  embarrassment  in  his  financial  arrangements, 
and  gives  him  less  recuperative  power,  when  he  finds  himself,  from  some  error  of 
judgment,  "in  a  tight  place."  The  jobber,  therefore,  must  have  capital,  but  his 
business  depends  less  upon  the  amount  of  this,  perhaps,  than  upon  his  personal 
qualifications.  He  must  be  a  good  judge  of  goods,  for  a  stock  well  bought  is  half 
sold.  There  is  many  a  stock  of  goods  made  up  of  items  purchased  at  their  fair 
market  value,  but  altogether  comprising  an  assortment  totally  unsaleable.  It  is  far 


IS  DALLAS — HER 


better,  then,  to  have  a  dear  stock  judiciously  selected  and  well  assorted,  than  to 
have  the  cheapest  stock  of  undesirable  goods.  Whatever  maxims  may  be  found 
in  "  Poor  Richard"  which  will  not  bear  the  test  of  a  sound  philosophy,  this  one  at 
least,  is  of  the  genuine  stamp — "  Nothing  is  cheap  that  is  not  wanted."  In  knowl- 
edge of  the  trade,  in  abundance  of.  capital  and  in  point  of  judicious  purchases  for 
this  section,  we  claim,  then,  for  the  houses  doing  business  in  Dallas  a  standard  un- 
surpassed, if  equaled,  by  any  city  of  the  State.  Of  late  years  the  habit  of  drum- 
ming has  become  almost  universal,  not  only  with  dry  goods  but  with  all  branches  of 
trade.  Drummers  are  sent  out  into  the  country  with  their  packages  of  well 
assorted  samples,  and  drummers  are  kept  stationed  in  the  city,  like  sentinels,  to 
herald  the  advent  of  a  visiting  customer.  The  country  merchant  is  booked  upon 
his  arrival,  is  captured  by  courtesy,  and  attracted  by  generous  and  disinterested 
appeals  to  his  several  tastes  and  habits.  He  finds  the  "  drummer"  a  jolly,  good 
soul  and  soon  he  is  "hail  fellow  well  met."  Sometimes,  however,  our  "country 
cousin  "  is  annoyed  no  little,  for  once  gaining  the  reputation  of  being  a  new  cus- 
tomer, he  is  soon  set  upon  by  numerous  rivals,  as  assiduous  in  their  attentions  as 
a  life  insurance  agent  in  talking  up  this,  that,  or  the  other  system  of  "  policy." 
It  may  be  assumed,  in  the  meanwhile,  that  it  is  to  the  advantage  of  the  country 
merchant  to  visit  the  city  more  frequently,  for  here  he  has  larger  stocks  to  select 
from,  and  is  generally  better  satisfied  than  with  purchases  from  mere  samples. 
The  amount  of  stock  to  be  kept  on  hand,  however,  is  generally  determined  by  each 
according  to  his  location  and  the  nature  of  his  business,  but  the  smaller  the  better, 
where  the  wholesale  market  is  so  near  at  hand,  and  the  assortment  can  be  readily 
renewed. 

Retrospectively,  we  may  say,  that  ten  years  ago,  the  dry  goods  trade  of  the 
city  of  Dallas  was  very  small  and  quite  insignificant  as  compared  with  the  trade  of 
to-day.  Its  customers  were  then  confined  to  a  narrow  scope  of  country,  and  the 
sales  were  limited.  After  a  decade  had  passed,  we  again  visit  its  marts.  Colossal 
brick  and  granite  warehouses,  rising  in  their  grandeur,  story  above  story,  meet  the 
eye.  These  are  filled  and  teeming  with  all  classes  of  goods  applicable  to  this  trade. 
A  cursory  glance  through  the  various  departments  is  hardly  sufficient  to  give  a  cor- 
rect idea  of  the  vast  stocks  and  seemingly  exhaustless  varieties  there  displayed. 
Here  we  meet  with  innumerable  samples,  variformed  and  variegated.  Here  are 
the  goods  from  the  four  quarters  of  the  globe.  Here  are  the  goods  from  almost 
every  nation  and  clime  beneath  the  skies.  Silks,  cloths,  cassimeres,  satinets,  ker- 
seys, jeans,  tweeds,  linseys,  flannels,  tickings,  cfiecks,  plaids,  alpacas,  dress  goods, 
ginghams,  prints,  muslins  and  drills,  in  short  what  one  would  see  in  a  visit  to  our 
dry  goods  houses  would  fill  an  interesting  volume,  for,  of  themselves  alone,  they 
present  to  the  eye  a  busy  map  of  life  to  be  met  with  nowhere  else  outside  of  a 
metropolis. 

And  so  this  trade  has  increased  so  much  that  we  now  have  mammoth  houses 
engaged  in  wholesaling  dry  goods  and  notions,  all  doing  a  healthy,  remunerative 
business,  and  each  one  flourishing  on  their  own  industry  and  energy;  for,  having 
commenced  with  small  means,  they  have  gradually  advanced  and  increased,  until 


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they  now  possess  ample  capital  to  compete  with  any  market  in  the  South.  With 
the  advantages  of  transportation,  possessed  by  this  city,  like  bold  pioneers,  they 
have  penetrated  far  into  the  sections  of  the  country  formerly  the  customers  of  other 
cities;  and  that  they  have  been  vastly  successful  in  directing  trade  this  way,  their 
largely  augmented  sales  sufficiently  prove.  As  further  evidence  of  this  statement, 
let  us  call  attention  to  the  aggregate  sales  of  1884,  which,  despite  the  damaging  in- 
fluence of  a  Presidential  campaign,  shortness  of  crops,  and  other  detriments, 
amounts  in  round  numbers:  Wholesale,  $2,000,000;  retail,  $1,600,000;  giving  us  a 
grand  total  of  not  less  than  $3,600,000  for  the  year. 

OUR   RETAIL   HOUSES. 

We  have,  lastly,  among  the  dealers  in  dry  goods,  the  retailers.  The  significa- 
tion of  the  terms  employed  in  designating  the  other  classes,  is  obvious,  but  the 
derivation  of  this  name  is  less  generally  understood.  It  is  from  the  French, 
retailler,  and  signifies  to  cut  again,  to  divide;  a  retailer  of  dry  goods  is,  therefore,  one 
who  sells  in  small  quantities  as  needed  for  consumption.  In  country  towns  there 
are  few  retailers  who  confine  themselves  exclusively  to  the  traffic  in  dry  goods; 
but  in  the  city  this  trade  is  not  only  separated  from  others,  but  there  is  frequently 
a  further  division,  one  merchant  retailing  silks,  another  woolens,  another  laces  or 
trimmings,  etc.,  and  the  competition  is  quite  as  spirited  as  among  the  jobbers  and 
importers.  There  is  no  situation  where  popular  talents  contribute  more  largely  to 
success  than  in  a  retail  dry  goods  store,  whose  patronage  depends  solely  on  the 
public  favor.  A  merchant  gifted  with  good  temper,  exemplary  patience,  ready 
address  and  thorough  knowledge  of  human  nature,  will  grow  rich  next  door  to  a 
starving  cynic.  Occasionally  a  man  of  sour  temper,  but  possessed  of  sound  judg- 
ment, and  a  thorough  knowledge  of  his  business,  will,  by  keeping  a  more  perfect 
assortment  than  his  amiable  neighbor,  succeed  in  attracting  a  larger  custom,  but 
this  patronage  is  in  spite  of  his  irritability,  and  will  be  heartily  transferred  the 
moment  the  same  convenient  assortment  is  found  accompanied  with  greater  affa- 
bility. The  best  foundation  for  this  business  is  downright  thorough-going  honesty. 
We  would  not  advocate  honesty,  simply  because  it  is  the  best  policy,  as  this  is  too 
groveling  a  motive  for  the  first  principles  of  morality;  nor  is  it  worth  while  for  a 
dealer  with  sanctimonious  face  and  "  white  upturned  eyes  to  wondering  mor- 
tals" to  pretend  to  be  honest,  if  he  has  not  the  principle,  solely  for  the  sake  of  se- 
curing custom.  Even  country  people  detect  the  ring  of  the  false  metal,  and  there- 
fore it  is  essential  to  eminent  success  in  the  distribution  of  goods,  where  there  is 
so  much  of  detail,  that  the  merchant  should  stand  high  for  probity;  for  trickery 
of  any  sort,  although  it  may  put  a  few  dollars  in  the  pocket  at  first,  will  soon  wear 
a  reputation  threadbare  and  dry  up  the  sources  of  lawful  gains.  With  these  facts 
cited,  we  take  especial  pride  in  testifying  that  for  honesty  of  purpose,  and  that 
due  consideration  of  the  comfort  or  welfare  of  others,  which  is  the  foundation  of 
all  true  politeness,  the  retail  dry  goods  merchants  of  Dallas  have  become  popular 
wherever  known.  Being  shrewd  business  men,  they  have  gone  even  farther,  and 
studied  the  interests  as  well  as  the  feelings  of  their  customers,  and  this  has  enabled 
them  to  secure  a  widespread  patronage,  stationary  and  regular.  They  never  per- 


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suade  a  reluctant  customer  to  purchase  an  article  that  is  not  likely  in  the  end  to 
suit  his  taste  or  convenience,  having  too  much  regard  for  the  futurity  of  their  busi- 
ness and  too  little  respect  for  that  kind  of  quackery  which  shows  itself  in  wetting 
sound  goods,  that  they  may  be  sold  as  damaged  in  order  to  attract  custom;  or  in 
"  selling  off  at  coat"  to  get  an  extra  profit  from  simple-minded  customers,  which 
may  have  a  brief  success  like  other  quackeries,  but  will  be  sooner  or  later 
exposed. 

The  retail  dry  goods  dealers  of  the  city,  with  scarcely  an  exception,  are  gen- 
tlemen "  born  and  bred  "  in  the  business.  They  have  not  chosen  the  occupation 
because  they  consider  it  less  laborious,  and  not  so  degrading,  as  pursuits  involving 
manual  labor,  for,  indeed,  that  would  have  been  a  strange  hallucination,  judging 
simply,  but  frequently,  by  the  care-worn  faces,  brought  on  by  following  a  trade 
that  requires  constant  personal  attention  from  an  early  morning  hour  until  late  at 
night.  Fond  parents,  who  fancy  that  white  hands  and  a  well-tied  cravat  are  the 
signs  of  gentility,  and  who  manage  to  get  their  sons  into  a  dry  goods  store,  imag- 
ining that  they  are  on  the  royal  road  to  fortune  and  otium  cum  dignitate,  find  them- 
selves soon  undeceived,  for  there  is  an  amount  of  drudgery  and  up-hill  toil,  inci- 
dent to  the  proper  conduct  of  the  business,  that  justly  entitles  those  fitted,  both 
by  nature  and  application,  to  conquer  its  difficulties,  to  obtain  its  just  rewards  in 
their  broadest  sense. 

Among  other  requirements,  it  is  absolutely  necessary  that  a  proper  idea  of 
system,  or  order,  in  the  arrangement  of  a  stock  should  be  maintained;  for  not  only 
is  a  great  deal  of  time  wasted  in  looking  for  articles  which  have  no  defined  loca- 
tion, but  the  goods  become  tumbled,  and  present  anything  but  an  attractive 
appearance.  The  arrangement  of  their  stocks  for  effect,  therefore,  is  not  beneath 
the  attention  of  our  merchants,  who  have  made  their  stores  models  of  method, 
and  been  materially  assisted  in  their  disposal  thereby.  And  with  all  these 
points  considered,  we  feel  fully  justified  in  ranking  the  retail  dry  goods  houses 
of  Dallas,  not  only  equal,  but  superior,  to  most  any  city  in  the  Southwestern  country. 
In  the  varied  lines  of  staple  dry  goods,  they  are  certainly  unsurpassed,  in  quality, 
quantity,  diversity  of  goods,  or  cheapness  of  price.  While  in  dress  goods,  of 
every  description,  no  competitive  houses  present  more  favorable  bargains.  In  the 
finer  goods,  the  display  is  but  little  short  of  wonderful.  In  all  sincerity,  it  would 
be  an  arduous  task  to  properly  detail,  in  a  circumscribed  sketch,  the  many  inter- 
esting facts  to  be  gathered  here.  The  trade  is  certainly  one  of  our  most  prominent 
pursuits  and  metropolitan  features.  It  not  only  takes  in  the  entire  custom  of  the 
city,  but  there  is  scarcely  a  day  that  one  does  not  see  whole  troops  of  ladies,  who 
come  here  from  adjacent  places,  to  do  their  "  shopping."  From  a  radius  of  one 
hundred  miles,  and  including  some  of  the  wealthiest  and  most  fashionable  cities, 
towns  and  villages  in  the  State,  diurnal  quotas  arrive,  and  the  vicinity  of  the  retail 
dry  goods  emporiums  is  one  of  bustle,  and  trade,  and  commotion. 

THE   GROCERY    TRADE — WHOLESALE. 

In  its  wholesale  branch  the  grocery  trade  of  Dallas  engages  the  attention  of 
more  merchants  than  any  other  one  vocation.  In  the  crowded  thoroughfares  of 


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the  city  may  be  found  its  spacious  warehouses,  one  day  being  filled,  and  the  next 
day,  as  it  were,  emptied  of  their  immense  stocks,  for,  of  all  mercantile  pursuits, 
none  surpass  this  branch  for  vivacity  and  bustle.  On  every  street  and  thorough- 
fare one  encounters  the  throngs  of  well-laden  drays  and  ponderous  transfer  wagons, 
rolling  ceaselessly  and  noisily  in  their  busy  career,  which,  mingled  confusedly 
with  the  emphatic  and  sometimes  profane  ejaculations  of  the  almost  innumerable 
army  of  teamsters,  and  draymen,  and  porters,  and  laborers,  all  highly  essential 
features  of  the  trade,  present  a  truthful  panorama  of  a  commercial  Babel,  yet 
everything  moving  with  the  regularity  of  clockwork.  Costly  and  capacious  build- 
ings, in  keeping  with  the  demands  of  the  trade,  are  being  erected  in  the  leading 
marts.  New  sections  of  country,  rich  in  resources,  are  being  made  tributary,  until 
the  business  now  stands  out  bold  and  prominent,  symbolizing  that  eminent  quality 
of  go-ahead-ativeness  that  characterizes  the  Dallas  wholesale  grocery  trade,  either 
as  individual  firms,  or  taken  as  a  fraternity.  To  meet  this  gratifying  growth  and 
wide-spread  enlargement,  how  are  our  merchants  prepared  ?  Go  into  the  ware- 
house, and  if  an  appearance  of  quantity  and  variety  please  the  eye,  it  is  here  in  per- 
fection. Coffee  from  the  West  Indies  and  Brazil,  and  tea  from  China,  stacked  along- 
side with  sugars  from  Cuba  and  sugars  and  molasses  from  Louisiana,  and  rice  from 
the  Carolina  plantations.  There,  too,  are  huge  piles  of  salt  and  pepper,  and  all  the 
condiments  from  "  where  the  spicy  breezes  blow  soft  o'er  Ceylon's  isle,"  and  which 
to  alter  the  old  adage,  make  up  the  "  variety  of  life."  There  are  all  manner  of 
canned  goods — the  "crustaceous  bivalve"  and  the  lively  sardine — fish,  fruits,  soaps, 
candles,  cheese,  preserves,  jellies,  candies,  and  the  thousand  and  one  articles  inci- 
dent to  the  trade,  arranged  in  order,  and  standing  pyramidical  in  their  huge  accu- 
mulations. 

Since  the  war  this  trade  has  been  constantly  extended  until  to-day  it  covers  a 
larger  scope  of  country  than  at  any  time  before  or  subsequent  to  the  cessation  of 
hostilities.  Our  merchants,  however,  have  surmounted  and  conquered  many  diffi- 
culties, and  the  trade  is  to-day  in  a  healthy  condition.  The  annual  jobbing  trade 
will  amount  to  $5,200,000,  while  the  retail  transactions  are  certainly  not  less  than 
$2,000,000,  giving  us  a  grand  total  of  approximated  value — seven  million  two  hundred 
thousand  dollars.  The  handsome  figures  shown  in  the  retail  sales  evidences  the 
marked  growth  of  the  city,  and  a  flattering  increase  in  the  resident  population. 

Dallas  merchants  have  invariably,  since  her  earliest  days,  stood  high  for  their 
energetic  undertakings,  their  clear-sightedness,  integrity  in  transactions,  as  well  as 
for  that  controlling  lever  of  success — plenteous  capital  to  push  their  interests  to  the 
very  verge,  nay,  within  the  very  precincts  occupied  by  older  markets.  We  assert, 
proudly,  too,  that  but  few  cities  in  the  Union  can  exhibit  the  same  records  as  to 
solvency.  Examine  your  mercantile  directories,  or  inquire  of  your  banker,  and 
both  will  sustain  us,  that  if  failures  have  ever  occurred,  they  have  been  decidedly 
few,  none  of  them  involving  large  sums  of  money,  since  our  trade  assumed  any- 
thing like  its  present  proportions.  The  leading  firms  are  Armstrong  Brothers,  on 
Commerce  street,  and  T.  L.  Marsalis  &  Co.,  corner  Commerce  and  Murphy  streets. 


DALLAS — HER 


THE  BOOT  AND  SHOE  TRADE. 

Among  the  various  ramifications  of  trade  in  our  midst,  that  have  been  pushed 
forward  to  a  position  of  prominence  and  magnitude  within  the  past  few  years,  we 
know  of  none  that  ranks  in  better  condition  than  our  wholesale  and  retail  boot 
and  shoe  interests.  Standing  next  in  importance  to  dry  goods  and  groceries  in  the 
aggregate  value  of  merchandise  sales  in  this  city,  it  affords  a  pleasing  illustration 
of  what  a  few  enterprising  and  liberal  merchants  can  accomplish,  both  for  the  trade 
and  themselves.  But  a  few  years  ago  the  entire  trade  in  boots  and  shoes  would  not 
reach  $100,000;  but  coming  into  the  hands  of  an  active  and  resolute  class  of 
merchants,  who  had  unlimited  confidence  in  the  marked  and  superior  advantages 
possessed  by  Dallas,  as  a  point  for  wholesale  distribution,  they  have  been  con- 
stantly increasing  their  stocks,  maintaining  a  very  close  margin  of  profits,  advertis- 
ing their  business  extensively,  and  in  this  manner  successfully  cultivating  a  trade 
which  was  accustomed  to  seek  other  cities.  And  still,  not  satisfied  with  the  re- 
stricted area  heretofore  tributary  to  this  market,  they  have  sought  for,  and  obtained, 
new  customers  at  places  which  could  be  easily  reached  and  controlled  from  this 
point. 

To  indulge  our  erratic  pen  for  a  few  moments,  we  are  led  to  consider  the  an- 
tiquity of  pedal  casings,  and  to  present  some  curious  facts  connected  with  their  his- 
tory. We  believe,  the  first  mention  of  shoes,  in  Biblical  literature,  occurs  in  Exo- 
dus, iii  c.  5  v.,  when  the  Angel  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  Moses  in  a  flame  of  fire, 
out  of  the  midst  of  a  bush,  addressing  him  thus:  "  And  he  said,  draw  not  nigh 
hither;  put  thy  shoes  from  off  thy  feet,  for  the  place  whereon  thou  standest  is  holy 
ground."  Again,  in  Deuteronomy,  xxxix  c.  5  v.,  wherein  Moses,  speaking  of  the 
covenant  of  the  Lord  with  the  children  of  Israel,  after  their  escape  from  the  land 
of  Egypt  and  the  hosts  of  Pharoah,  the  following  language  is  employed :  "  And  I 
have  led  you  forty  years  in  the  wilderness;  your  clothes  are  not  waxen  old  upon 
you,  and  thy  shoe  is  not  waxen  old  upon  thy  foot,"  which  evidences  great  perfec- 
tion in  the  manufacture  of  shoes  in  those  days.  But  the  oldest  form  of  the  shoe, 
it  appears,  was  that  of  the  sandal,  a  sole  to  be  worn  under  the  foot,  and  secured  to 
it  by  thongs.  The  ancient  Egyptians  made  sandals  of  leather,  and  Others,  for  the 
priests,  of  palm  leaves  and  papyrus.  The  Hebrews  made  use  of  similar  protections 
for  the  feet,  sometimes  formed  of  linen  and  wood,  while  those  of  soldiers  were  of 
iron  and  brass.  Among  the  ancient  Greeks  and  Romans,  the  use  of  shoes  was  not 
general.  Mercury,  the  "  Messenger  of  the  Gods,"  and  the  Deity  who  presided  over 
commerce  and  eloquence,  was  usually  represented  with  a  winged  hat  on  his  head) 
and  winged  shoes,  called  talaria,  on  his  feet.  In  Homer's  Odyssey  we  find  him 
thus  portrayed: 

"  The  God  who  mounts  the  winged  winds, 
Fast  to  his  feet  the  golden  pinions  bind, 
That  high  through  fields  of  air  his  flight  sustain, 
O'er  the  wide  earth,  and  o'er  the  boundless  main, 
He  grasps  the  hand  that  causes  sleep  to  fly, 
Or  in  soft  slumber  seals  the  wakeful  eye: 
Then  shoots  from  heaven  to  high  Pieria's  steep, 
And  stoops  incumbent  on  the  rolling  deep." 


TRADE,   COMMERCE   AND   INDUSTRIES.  23 

The  Spartan  youths  were  trained  to  go  barefoot,  and  the  heroes  of  the  Iliad 
are  usually  described  as  without  shoes  when  armed  for  battle.  Socrates,  Phocion, 
and  Cato,  it  is  said,  frequently  went  barefoot — though  the  females  usually  wore 
shoes,  and  their  use  finally  became  universal.  Shoemakers  have  their  tutilary 
saints  in  Crispin  and  Crispinian,  who  were  put  to  death  about  A.  D.  287.  The 
tradition  is,  that  they  were  brothers,  belonging  to  a  noble  Roman  family;  that  be- 
coming converts  to  Christianity,  they  took  refuge  in  Gaul,  from  the  persecutions 
under  Diocletian,  and  that  they  preached  the  gospel  at  Soissons  by  day  and  exer- 
cised the  trade  of  shoemakers  by  night.  They  converted  multitudes  before  their 
martyrdom  under  Maximain.  The  societies  of  shoemakers  known  as  St.  Crispin 
are  named  in  their  honor.  Shoes  have  also  had  a  varied  history  in  England.  In 
the  reign  of  William  Rufus,  a  famous  beau,  Robert,  surnamed  the  Horned,  intro- 
duced shoes  with  long  pointed  toes,  twisted  like  a  ram's  horn.  Though  inveighed 
against,  the  style  became  fashionable,  and  in  the  reign  of  Richard  II.,  the  points 
had  increased  to  such  extent  that  they  reached  the  knee,  to  which  they  were  se- 
cured by  chains  of  silver  and  gold.  The  upper  parts  were  cut  to  imitate  the  win- 
dows of  a  church,  and  the  whole  was  made  extravagant  and  conspicuous.  For  three 
centuries,  it  is  said,  the  clergy,  popes,  and  public  officers,  sought  in  vain,  by  decla- 
mations, bulls  and  orders,  to  break  up  the  fashion,  and  finally,  by  act  of  Parliament, 
shoemakers  were  prohibited  making  for  the  "  unprivileged  classes  any  shoes  with 
points  more  than  two  inches  long."  Boots  were  first  known  about  the  fifteenth 
century,  and  were  originally  so-called  from  their  resemblance  to  a  sort  of  leathern 
bottle  for  carrying  liquors,  called  in  Spanish  bota,  and  in  old  French  bouts.  Hence, 
when  reference  now-a-days  is  made  to  "  snakes  in  the  boots,"  the  natural  inference 
points  to  an  undue  amount  of  the  revivifying  liquid  in  the  internal  possession  of 
the  wearer. 

But  changes  have  taken  place  in  the  past  few  years,  even  in  the  local  boot  and 
shoe  trade,  for,  like  everything  else  made  for  wear,  they  are  ruled  by  the  stern 
fiats  and  fanciful  whims  of  fashion,  and  what  is  in  season  one  year,  is  oftentimes 
obsolete  and  considered  quite  "  out  of  style  "  in  the  next.  But  these  changes  have 
generally  been  for  the  better;  and  to  cite  an  instance  familiar  to  many  of  us,  we 
will  state  that  now-a-days  a  negro  will  not  wear  a  "  Brogan  Shoe,"  as  in  the  days  of 
yore,  but  instead  must  have  a  pair  of  "Star  Boots,"  or  an  "Oxford  Tie,"  or  some 
other  encasement  for  his  delicate  and  diminutive  pedal  extremities,  with  an  equally 
euphonious  name,  and  made  of  material  equally  as  soft  and  pliable.  And  so,  too; 
with  the  females  of  that  "  previous  condition  of  servitude";  they  now  no  more 
think  of  wearing  anything  short  of  cloth  gaiters — which,  par  parenthesis,  usually  range 
in  sizes  from  Nos.  6  to  9 — than  would  our  most  fashionable  belles  condescend  to 
hide  their  dainty  feet  in  the  casings  of  "Ancient  Africa."  The  result  of  all  these 
revolutions,  however,  has  been  to  force  dealers  to  buy  nothing  but  the  most  stylish 
and  best  articles,  and  in  these  respects  Dallas  dealers  are  distanced  by  none. 

After  these  preliminary  remarks,  perhaps,  we  are  privileged  to  enumerate  a 
few  of  the  many  inducetnents  for  custom  that  are  held  out  by  our  jobbers.  Stand- 
ing, as  they  do,  "A  No.  1,"  in  Eastern  markets,  and  being  gentlemen  of  capital, 


24  DALLAS — HER 


energy  and  promptness,  they  have  made  the  wants  and  specialties  of  their  tribu- 
tary trade  the  objects  of  their  undivided  study.  The  business  is  conducted  on 
as  liberal  terms  as  in  any  market  in  the  country,  and  consequently  goods  can  be, 
and  are,  sold  much  lower  than  in  markets  that  strain  a  point  to  sell  on  long  time 
and  charge  up  a  ravenous  profit  to  their  customers.  Large  and  well  assorted 
stocks  are  kept  here  the  year  round,  and  retail  merchants,  living  in  the  adjoining 
counties,  are  not  necessarily  compelled  to  buy  more  than  a  few  weeks'  supply  at 
one  time,  thereby  always  keeping  only  fresh  goods,  and  just  such  as  their  cus- 
tomers want,  avoiding  the  chances  of  old  and  unseasonable  goods  that  Eastern 
jobbers  frequently  palm  off  on  inexperienced  dealers,  and  in  addition,  reducing 
their  liabilities.  They  also  save  time,  and  traveling  and  freight  expenses.  The 
difference  in  house  rent,  clerk  hire,  cost  of  living,  all  in  favor  of  Dallas,  are  argu- 
ments of  weight,  also.  Operated  then  on  a  liberal  basis,  we  have  close,  prompt 
buyers,  while  the  "  slow  pay  "  goes  East,  buys  on  credit,  pays  more  exhorbitant 
prices,  loses  time,  and  violates  the  custom  of  patronizing  home  merchants — that 
very  custom  that  puts  bread  into  his  own  mouth. 

Another  fact  which  stamps  the  superior  advantages  of  Dallas,  as  a  wholesale 
boot  and  shoe  market,  is  this:  Dallas  jobbers  buy  their  goods  exclusively  from 
first  bands,  and  in  many  cases  having  the  goods  made  for  their  express  orders,  and 
on  as  favorable  terms  as  any  jobbing  house  of  New  York,  Philadelphia  or  Boston, 
can  sell  as  cheap  as  any  of  them,  only  adding  transportation  charges.  Another 
fact,  wholesale  dealers,  being  more  extensive  buyers  than  retailers,  control  the 
manufacturers,  and  whenever  they  are  found  working  against  their  interests,  as  is 
their  right,  often  withdraw  their  patronage.  Therefore, 'the  choice  lays  between 
the  jobbers  of  Dallas  and  those  of  other  cities,  not  between  the  retailer  and  manu- 
facturer. 

HATS,   CAPS   AND   STRAW   GOODS. 

In  some  form  or  other,  man  appears  to  have  made  use  of  a  hat  to  protect 
his  head  from  the  cold  of  winter,  the  burning  rays  of  the  sun,  or  against  the  blows 
of  battle,  from  the  most  remote  periods.  As  a  part  of  defensive  armor,  the  hat 
was  the  helmet,  which  still  retains  its  primitive  shape;  as  a  protection  from  the 
weather,  it  was  the  cap,  such  as  we  see  in  the  ancient  figures  representing  the 
Goddess  of  Liberty.  Among  the  Romans  a  cap  was  regarded  a  symbol  of  liberty, 
and  slaves  were  presented  with  a  cap  on  receiving  their  freedom.  Hats,  as  a 
piece  of  dress,  seem  to  have  been  introduced  as  a  distinction  among  the  Ecclesi- 
astics in  the  twelfth  century,  though  it  was  not  till  the  year  1400  that  they  were 
generally  adopted  by  respectable  laymen.  But  in  nearly  all  ages,  the  hat  being 
the  most  conspicuous  article  of  dress  and  surmounting  all  the  rest,  it  was  natural 
to  give  to  it  special  care  and  attention,  to  place  in  it  showy  plumes  and  jewels,  and 
surround  it  with  bands  of  gold  and  silver.  According  to  an  old  ballad,  descrip- 
tive of  the  different  kinds  of  covering  for  the  head : 

"  Any  cap,  whate'er  it  may  be, 
Is  still  the  sign  of  some  degree." 


TRADE,    COMMERCE   AND   INDUSTRIES.  25 

The  rank  of  persons  being  determined  by  the  shape  of  the  hat,  we  find  that 
the  King  donned  the  crown  as  a  badge  of  his  royalty;  the  Cardinal  wore  a  red  hat, 
indicative  of  his  willingness  to  shed  his  blood  for  Jesus  Christ;  and  the  Court 
Jester  adorned  his  conical-shaped  head  covering  with  a  diminutive  tintinnabulat- 
ing  bell.  So,  too,  even  at  this  date,  we  frequently  measure  a  man's  importance  by 
the  appearance  of  his  chapeau,  and  there  are  "  none  so  poor  to  do  him  reverence," 
who  persists  in  wearing  "a  shocking  bad  hat",  or  a  miserable  "little  old  hat." 

From  general  statistics,  we  learn  that  it  has  been  estimated  that  a  capital  of 
about  $12,000,000  is  invested  in  the  trade  in  the  TJjiited  States;  that  about  36,000 
persons,  male  and  female,  are  employed  in  it,  and  about  22,000,000  hats  and  caps 
are  annually  made,  of  the  value  of  $36,000,000.  The  local  hatting  trade,  though 
unquestionably  entitled  to  rank  as  a  leading  pursuit  in  Dallas,  from  the  aggregate 
value  of  its  merchandise  sales  as  well  as  manufactures,  has  so  few  salient  points, 
and  has  been  so  little  indebted  to  the  labors  of  the  inventor,  that  a  few  words 
respecting  it  must  suffice;  yet,  as  an  evidence  of  the  further  subdivision  of  trade, 
and  as  an  evidence  of  its  great  increase,  year  by  year,  very  much  may  be  said. 
Virtually,  the  same  rules  governing  the  wholesale  departments  of  trade,  in  the  way 
of  dry  goods  and  notions,  and  boots  and  shoes,  in  Dallas,  will  apply  to  those 
houses  engaged  in  the  sale  of  hats,  caps  and  straw  goods.  The  same  care  in  the 
selection  of  goods  for  this  locality,  and  the  same  arguments  that  may  be  advanced 
concerning  their  advantageous  condition  may  be  applied  here. 

In  an  economical  point  of  view,  the  most  gratifying  feature  that  we  have  to 
note  in  this  pursuit  is  the  progressive  and  indomitable  spirit  of  enterprise  mani- 
fested by  the  hat  dealers  of  Dallas,  and  their  establishments  may  be  stated  as 
entirely  independent  of  the  vaunted  "  leaders  and  introducers  of  fashions  for  gen- 
tlemen's hats"  of  the  North;  for  by  uniform  excellence  in  purchase  of  articles 
adapted  to  the  home  market,  they  have  attained  a  very  desirable  and  enviable 
reputation.  It  has  been  their  aim,  also,  to  introduce  the  most  novel  and  original 
styles;  and  as  a  means  to  this  end  have  established  connections  with  the  best  manu- 
facturers of  the  country  whereby  they  are  in  receipt  of  all  new  goods  and  new 
styles  as  soon  as  they  make  their  appearance  in  the  great  emporiums,  bringing  us 
to  the  standard  of  a  first-class  market,  and  quite  as  much  in  "  fashion"  as  any  of 
them.  They  have  thus  brought  the  taste  of  wearers  to  the  very  doors  of  their 
patrons,  and  been  more  uniformly  successful  in  introducing  beautiful  designs  than 
the  svi-disant  "leaders" — botchers,  who,  frequently  ignoring  the  cultivated  taste  of 
our  Southern  and  Western  customers,  substitute  and  try  to  palm  off  the  crude  vag- 
aries of  their  own  imaginations.  For  artistic  beauty  and  excellence  of  quality,  as 
well  as  for  the  favorable  prices  asked,  we  claim,  then,  for  the  wares  sold  in  Dallas, 
inducements  co-equal  with  those  offered  in  any,  of  the  largest  and  most  celebrated 
jobbing  markets  in  America. 

Before  closing  this  article  we  should  state  that  these  houses  also  deal  heavily 
in  straw  goods.  The  total  trade  in  this  branch  of  business  will  aggregate  $200,000 
annually. 


26  DALLAS — HER 


CLOTHING   AND   THE   CLOTHING   TRADE. 

If  it  lay  within  our  province  to  give  a  detailed  history  of  man's  garments,  by 
diligent  labor  and  research,  a  very  considerable  volume  could  be  made  of  this  sub- 
ject, but  as  we  can  only  glance  at  some  of  the  most  important  points  connected 
therewith,  we  shall  not  trespass  on  ground  beyond  our  boundaries,  and  speak  only 
of  the  more  prominent  features.  Very  few  persons  at  the  present  day  care  to  think 
of  the  time  when  men  were  clothed  in  the  skins  of  wild  animals,  or  take  time  to 
admire  the  ingenuity  and  taste  employed  in  the  production  of  the  articles  of  their 
dress.  Because  garments  are  common,  we  are  apt  to  regard  them  as  natural,  as  if 
they  grew  and  were  not  made,  arriving  at  their  present  perfection  at  one  spring, 
instead  of  being  the  slow  growth  of  not  only  centuries  but  thousands  of  years. 

We  do  not  read  of  any  woven  fabrics  until  the  time  of  Noah,  when  reference  is 
made  to  garments  in  a  language  which  leaves  the  mind  impressed  with  the  idea 
that  they  were  of  a  manufactured  substance. 

One  of  the  peculiar  characteristics  in  dress  with  all,  or  nearly  all  Eastern 
nations,  is  the  habit  of  wearing  flowing  robes.  The  Turks,  Arabs,  Hindoos,  Chinese 
and  Japanese,  have  adhered,  for  centuries,  to  loose  garments.  Their  style  of  dress 
differs  in  some  respects,  according  to  the  nation,  but  the  great  fact,  that  the  apparel 
of  all  these  is  loose  and  free,  is  too  well  established  to  be  refuted.  Fashion  has  few 
votaries  in  those  lands,  so  far  as  dress  is  concerned.  The  same  peculiarity  also 
marks  the  costume  of  nearly  all  ancient  nations,  as  the  representations  left  us 
amply  testify.  The  Romans  and  Greeks  did  not  wear  pantaloons,  and  Demos- 
thenes or  Cicero  would  greatly  degenerate  were  we  to  clothe  them  in  "  swallow-tail 
coats  and  white  kids,"  and  send  them  forth  to  lecture  in  the  forum  like  George 
Francis  Train,  or  Henry  Ward  Beecher,  for  instance.  Broadcloth  takes  the  poetry 
out  of  all  ancient  costumes.  It  would  be  a  difficult  matter  to  imagine  "  Othello," 
or  either  of  the  "  Two  Gentlemen  of  Verona,"  or  any  of  the  heroes  of  medieval 
ages,  decked  out  in  modern  coat,  vest  and  pants;  about  as  difficult  as  it  would  be 
to  fancy  the  foremost  man  of  all  the  world,  the  Great  Julius,  dying  with  any 
proper  degree  of  dignity  at  the  base  of  Pompey's  statue,  in  a  fashionable  suit  made 
by  a  modern  tailor. 

It  might  be  well  enough  for  the  curious  student  to  take  the  history  of  dress  in 
England,  to  illustrate  the  improvements  in  modern  clothing,  for  the  simple  reason 
that  nearly  all  fashions  have  been  in  vogue  among  that  people.  The  ancient 
Britons,  when  Caesar  visited  the  island,  wore  skins  in  winter,  and  went  nearly 
naked  in  more  favorable  weather.  Caractacus,  when  carried  before  the  Emperor 
Claudius  Caesar,  was  for  the  most  part  nude,  having  an  iron  chain  around  his  neck, 
and  a  second  around  his  middle,  and  as  he  was  a  monarch, -we  may  reasonably  sup- 
pose that  the  costume  of  his  subjects  was  exceedingly  meagre.  Boadicea,  the  war- 
like Queen  of  the  Britons,  and  who  is  a  conspicuous  character  in  early  history, 
is  described  by  the  Romans  as  wearing  a  loose  robe  of  changeable  colors,  over  a 
thick-plaited  kirtle.  The  costume  of  the  ancient  Saxon  women  was  composed  of 
linen  robes,  interlaced  and  t«immed  with  purple,  without  sleeves,  their  arms  bare, 
and  their  bosoms  uncovered.  The  Anglo-Saxons,  it  is  said,  were  the  first  inhabit- 


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ants  of  England  to  adopt  close-fitting  coats.  In  their  time  the  dress  of  kings  and 
nobles  was  often  trimmed  with  gold;  ornamental  elegance  in  dress,  thus  making 
its  advent  among  them. 

The  Normans  and  Flemings,  who  accompanied  William  the  Conqueror  into 
England,  were  remarkable  for  their  ostentation  and  love  of  finery.  Personal  deco- 
ration was  their  chief  study,  and  new  fashions  were  continually  introduced.  Indeed, 
they  seem  to  have  been  the  fashion  makers  of  their  times,  as  the  Parisian  artists 
are  reputed  to  be  of  ours.  The  Monk  of  Malmesbury,  in  his  life  of  Edward  the 
Second,  complains  that  such  waa  the  pride  of  dress,  that  the  Squire  endeavored  to 
outshine  the  Knight  in  the  richness  of  his  apparel;  the  Knight  the  Baron,  the 
Baron  the  Earl,  and  the  Earl  the  King  himself.  It  was  not  until  after  the  Crusades 
that  those  articles  of  dress,  indispensable  to  us  moderns,  such  as  the  shirt  and  vest 
or  waistcoat,  came  into  use.  About  the  time  of  Henry  VIII.,  something  approach- 
ing present  garments  became  general  in  use.  In  Cromwell's  day  this  was  further 
advanced,  and  partook  strongly  of  the  sour  character  of  the  times.  In  the  reign 
of  Charles  II.,  a  thorough  revolution  pervaded  all  costumes,  and  the  style  of  drees, 
particularly  that  of  the  females,  was  as  graceful  and  as  loose  as  their  morals.  The 
costumes  of  the  gentler  sex,  as  given  in  the  pictures  of  that  day,  were  truly  natural 
and  elegant,  at  once  imparting  beauty  and  attraction  to  the  form.  The  stiff  stom- 
acher, the  horrible  ruff,  and  the  more  savage  farthingale  were  repudiated  by  nearly 
all.  The  ruff,  by  the  way,  illustrates  the  trifling  origin  of  many  strange  things  in 
dress.  It  was  invented  in  the  time  of  Edward  VI.,  by  a  Spanish  or  Italian  lady  of 
quality  to  hide  a  wen  on  her  neck.  The  cravat  has  a  similar  history.  It  was  first 
worn  by  some  royal  gentleman  to  conceal  the  ulcerous  effects  of  the  scrofula  in  the 
throat.  Fashion,  it  seems,  has  often  proceeded  from  a  desire  to  increase  personal 
attraction,  but  still  more  frequently  from  mere  caprice  or  design  on  the  part  of 
professional  modistes  for  gain  ,or  trade.  That  healthy  ease,  grace  and  natural 
motion  are  often  sacrificed  to  it,  needs  no  elucidation,  and  it  is  a  curious  fact  that 
men  who  revolt  at  dictation  from  all  other  sources,  obey  fashion,  and  submit  to 
torture  because  their  tailor  cuts  their  coats  in  the  mode. 

The  only  country  in  the  world,  it  is  given  out,  which  does  not  yield  implicit 
obedience  to  this  tyrant's  sway,  is  Spain.  Paris  does  not  prescribe  the  style  of 
dress  for  Madrid,  but  in  republican  America  we  loyally  acknowledge  her  suprem- 
acy. In  every  age  there  has  been  one  or  more  persons  who  may  be  styled  the  im- 
personation of  fashion,  and  the  monarch  of  dress.  Among  those  of  this  class  most 
celebrated,  we  might  refer  to  Beau  Brummell,  whose  influence  in  controlling  trade 
was  so  great  that  his  patronage  was  a  tailor's  fortune,  and  his  name  has  long  since 
been  adopted  as  a  synonym  for  "  dressiness."  He  was  the  patron  of  Schweitzer  & 
Davidson,  of  Cork  street,  London,  who  not  only  supplied  his  clothing  gratuitously, 
but  are  said  to  have  furnished  him  with  pocket  money,  when  his  fortunes  were  on 
the  wane,  by  delicately  inserting  in  the  vest  pocket  a  £100  note  on  sending  a  suit 
home.  Beau  Nash,  his  illustrious  prototype,  was  another  arbiter  of  fashion;  both 
were  constantly  in  debt,  and  both  died  in  extreme  poverty,  wanting  the  necessities 
of  life.  These  were  samples  of  their  class — the  dandies,  or  dudes — a  class,  how- 


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DALLAS — HER 


ever,  which  has  never  been  held  in  high  esteem  by  either  men  or  women  of  sense. 
Among  races,  the  one  in  which  a  love  of  gay  dress  and  tawdy  finery  may  be  most 
extensively  observed,  is  the  negro.  Savage  or  civilized,  they  always  affect  gay 
colors,  and  are  the  natural  dandies  of  the  human  species.  The  fashions  of  this 


THE   HERALD   BUILDING. 


country  are  admitted  to  be  generally  derived  from  France,  although  it  is  evident 
that  many  of  them,  and  those  of  the  best,  are  of  our  own  invention.  The  plates 
published  in  New  York  and  Philadelphia,  are  valuable  to  the  fashion  arbiters  of 
Paris,  who  frequently  use  these  hints  without  "  rendering  unto  Caesar"  etc.  Change 


TRADE,   COMMERCE   AND   INDUSTRIES.  29 

in  dress  is  effected  quickly  with  us,  and  striking  alterations  have  taken  place  within 
the  past  few  years.  About  forty  or  fifty  years  ago  it  was  customary  to  wear  coat 
collars  large  enough  for  a  horse,  and  not  very  unlike  a  horse  collar,  as  portraits  of 
the  dear,  blessed  old  bald-headed  gentlemen  with  their  smoothly  shaved  and  kindly 
faces  we  see  hanging  up  in  parlors  here  and  there  will  show.  About  1830,  a  refor- 
mation occurred,  and  now  the  most  elegant  of  such  garments  the  world  produces, 
as  regards  shape,  fit  or  collar,  are  those  of  American  manufacture. 

There  are  thirty-four  firms  in  this  city  who  deal  directly  and  indirectly  in 
clothing.  Among  these  we  include  the  merchant  tailors  and  all  those  dealing  in 
ready-made  clothing.  The  aggregate  yearly  sales  in  all  the  branches  will  foot  up 
a  round  million  of  dollars  yearly.  The  dealers  are  liberal  and  the  stocks  of  ready- 
made  clothing  large  and  fine,  while  our  merchant  tailors  are  up  with  the  times  in 
all  things,  employing  none  but  the  best  cutters  and  tailors.  Our  merchant  tailors 
do  not  depend  alone  on  Dallas  for  their  trade,  but  do  a  large  business  all  over  the 
northern  part  of  the  State,  Indian  Territory  and  Louisiana. 

DRUGS,    CHEMICALS,   ETC. 

The  importation,  manufacture  and  dispensing  of  drugs,  medicines  and  chem- 
icals, at  the  present  day,  may  justly  be  ranked  among  the  most  important  and 
lucrative  branches  of  business  in  our  city,  and  there  are  circumstances  connected 
with  the  progress  and  present  condition  of  the  several  departments  which  are  well 
worthy  the  attention  of  the  mercantile  public.  The  original  apothecary  in  primi- 
tive times,  was  the  practising  physician,  who  imported  his  own  supply  of  drugs 
and  dispensed  them  himself.  A  corner  of  the  principal  store  in  the  town  was 
allotted  to  the  few  medicines  which  were  in  common  use,  and  which  all  knew  how 
to  apply,  such  as  Glauber  salts,  cream  of  tartar,  flower  of  sulphur,  castor  oil,  etc., 
and  to  the  most  famous  patent  medicines  of  the  day — Turlington's  balsam,  God- 
frey's cordial,  British  oil,  Bateman's  drops,  and  opodeldoc.  Indeed,  but  little 
dignity  seems  to  have  been  imparted  to  the  business  for  centuries  back,  for  we 
read  in  Shakespeare's  "  Romeo  and  Juliet  "  this  unflattering  description  of  a 
"  drug  store,"  which  must  have  been  indicative  of  those  in  existence  in  those  dis- 
tant days: 

"  I  do  remember  an  apothecary, — 

And  hereabouts  he  dwells, — whom  late  I  noted 

In  tattered  weeds,  with  overwhelming  brows, 

Culling  of  simples;  meagre  were  his  looks, 

Sharp  misery  had  worn  him  to  the  bones; 

And  in  his  needy  shop  a  tortoise  hung, 

An  alligator  stuffed,  and  other  skins 

Of  ill-shap'd  fishes;  and  about  his  shelves 

A  beggarly  account  of  empty  boxes, 

Green  earthen  pots,  bladders  and  musty  seeds, 

Remnants  of  packthread,  and  old  cakes  of  roses, 

Were  thinly  scattered  to  make  up  a  show." 

Nor  has  it  been  many  years  since  the  legitimate  druggist  was  first  known  even 
in  the  United  States,  for  Bishop,  in  his  "  History  of  American  Manufactures," 


30  DALLAS — HER 

says:  u  The  war  of  1812,  and  the  commercial  restrictions  which  preceded  it,  caused 
such  a  scarcity  and  dearness  of  chemicals,  that  numbers  attempted  the  prepara- 
tion of  the  more  prominent  articles,  and  the  complete  establishment  of  the  manu- 
facturing business  in  this  country  dates  from  that  period.  Many  of  these  works 
were  undertaken  by  foreigners,  who  had  learned  something  of  chemical  manipu- 
lations in  German,  French  or  English  factories,  or  by  capitalists  among  our  own 
druggists,  who  made  use  of  foreign  skill,  or  pretentions  to  skill,  in  getting  their 
works  into  operation.  It  was  in  this  way  that  factories  for  the  making  of  Prus- 
sian blue,  Scheele's  green,  and  other  pigments  and  chemicals  were  from  time  to 
time  started." 

But  the  druggist  having  entered  the  field,  he  soon  relieved  the  physician  from 
"  compounding  prescriptions,"  and  thus  separated  the  apothecary  from  the  mere 
shop-keeper,  and  elevated  the  business  to  a  professional  rank.  Then,  by  adding 
paints,  window  glass,  oils,  dye-stuffs,  and  oftentimes  garden  seeds,  to  his  drug 
stock,  in  order  to  make  the  two  ends  of  his  account  meet,  with  the  progress  of 
wealth  and  population  this  new  division  of  labor  grew  to  its  present  enlarged  and 
important  status.  And  inasmuch  as  the  business  touches  on  the  one  hand  the 
science  of  medicine,  and  on  the  other  that  of  chemistry,  it  may  be  forcibly  added, 
he  who  is  the  best  educated,  who  combines  with  worldly  common  sense  and  pru- 
dence in  the  management  of  his  business,  the  greatest  scientific  skill  in  his  calling, 
is  generally  the  one  destined  to  be  most  successful  in  the  pursuit  of  wealth. 

The  drug  trade  in  our  city  is  conducted  by  three  classes  of  traders :  the  im- 
porter and  jobber,  the  manufacturer  and  the  retailer  or  the  apothecary.  These 
limits,  however,  are  not  strictly  maintained  except  by  a  few,  for  the  retail  drug- 
gist generally  supplies  orders  from  the  country  from  country  physicians,  and  the 
jobber  is  very  often  his  own  importer.  The  countries  from  whence  drugs  are  im- 
ported are  almost  as  numerous  as  the  varieties  of  articles,  but  to  detail  them  all, 
however,  would  be  an  endless  task.  The  best  antimony  is  imported  from  Hun- 
gary; assafcetida  is  the  fetid  concrete  juice  of  a  plant  that  grows  in  Persia,  and  is 
used  in  its  fresh  state  in  that  country  as  a  condiment;  camphor  comes  from  the 
East  Indies  and  Japan;  cassia  from  the  West.  Indies;  jalap  is  a  Mexican  plant, 
found  near  the  city  of  Xalapa,  after  which  it  is  named;  the  best  opium  is  the  juice 
of  the  white  poppy  that  grows  in  Turkey,  Egypt  and  the  East  Indies;  hellebore 
is  a  native  of  the  mountains  of  Switzerland  and  Germany;  sarsaparilla  is  imported 
from  South  America,  Honduras  and  Quito;  and  senna  and  scamony  from  Arabia. 
In  truth,  one  might  well  designate  a  well-stocked  drug  house,  a  museum  of  valu- 
able curiosities  from  all  quarters  of  the  globe.  It  may  be  remarked,  too,  that  the 
drug  business  covers  so  large  a  field,  and  embraces  such  a  variety  of  distinct 
articles  and  products,  that  almost  every  prominent  house  in  the  trade  may  be  said 
to  be  a  representative  of  some  particular  department.  The  trade  with  the  city 
apothecaries,  with  the  larger  druggists  in  other  cities,  with  interior  apothecaries 
and  druggists  in  the  country  towns  and  villages,  may  be  said  to  be  distinct  and 
have  their  proper  representatives  in  particular  houses.  For  the  use  of  country 
stores,  many  of  the  medicines  most  in  use  are  frequently  put  up  in  small  and 


TRADE,    COMMERCE    AND   INDUSTRIES.  31 

neatly  labeled  vials  and  sold  in  dozen  packages.  As  the  only  guarantee  of  the 
purity  of  the  medicines  thus  sold  lies  in  the  integrity  of  the  druggist,  it  is  of  the 
greatest  importance  to  the  physician  and  the  country  druggist,  that  they  deal  with 
houses  of  established  reputation  in  this  particular,  no  less  than  of  competent  skill 
in  their  profession.  To  aid  such  customers  in  making  a  fortunate  selection  in 
this  essential  matter,  and  also  to  illustrate  the  different  departments  into  which 
the  drug  business  is  divided,  we  submit  to  their  consideration  sketches  of  a  few 
leading  wholesale  drug  houses. 

By  way  of  general  remark,  we  may  say  that  as  a  wholesale  drug  and  chemical 
market,  Dallas,  it  is  claimed,  compares  favorably  with  any  importing  market  in 
the  State,  both  in  the  amount  of  business  as  well  as  its  advantages,  while  the 
abundant  capital  employed  enables  our  dealers,  at  all  seasons,  to  be  well  supplied 
with  the  amplest  and  most  varied  stocks  to  be  met  with  in  the  South,  and  that 
they  are  fully  prepared  to,  and,  we  believe,  do  undersell  any  competing  market 
that  is  not  extensively  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  standard  articles.  As  a  class 
of  merchants,  they  enjoy  the  most  enviable  reputation  for  liberality,  fairness,  and  re- 
liability, while  extended  experience  has  not  only  been  a  good  schoolmaster  to  them 
in  the  way  of  teaching  them  to  select  none  but  goods  of  the  purest,  freshest,  and 
most  exact  natures,  but  has  given  them  decided  knowledge  of  the  wants  and  de- 
mands of  the  Southern  trade.  That  they  are  uniformly  conscientious  in  their  fig- 
ures, a  steady  and  influential  trade— wedded  to  these,  their  idols — fully  attests, 
and  that  they  sell  as  low  as  can  be  sold  from  manufacturer's  first  prices,  is  undeni- 
able. Their  stocks,  as  before  stated,  are  always  ample  and  well  assorted,  and  em- 
brace almost  innumerable  articles  included  under  the  general  heads  of  drugs,  chem- 
icals, medicines,  paints,  oils,  dye  stuffs,  perfumery,  fancy  articles,  etc.,  etc.,  many  of 
which  are  as  familiar  in  the  mouths  of  the  u  initiated  :'  as  household  words. 

It  is  said  abroad,  and,  perhaps,  with  equal  truth  as  wit,  that  perfumery  of  some 
kind  is  sold  everywhere  in  the  United  States,  except  on  'Change  and  at  an  under- 
taker's." A  New  York  journal,  referring  to  this  aphoristic  saying,  remarks:  "How- 
ever that  may  be  of  all  other  cities  of  the  American  Union,  of  the  famous  '  fourth 
city  of  the  world,'  as  New  York  is  proudly  appellated,  the  above  apothegm  might 
be  further  amended  to  read:  'in  fact,  everywhere  but  at  a  perfumer's.'  For  per- 
fumers per  se — a  fact  not  generally  known — the  great  metropolis  of  New  York  has 
none.  Perfumers,  with  the  exception  of  a  few  of  well  diversified  excellence,  mo- 
nopolized mainly  by  the  three  cities  of  Philadelphia,  New  Orleans  and  Boston,  the 
entire  United  States  has  none  of  any  name  or  fame  extraordinarj-,  either  cis  or 
trans- Atlantic.  And  as  yet  no  new  Richmond  signalizes  the  faintest  public  desire 
to  enter  the  most  poorly-paying  and  worst-promising  field  of  perfumery."  This 
explanation  permits  us  to  say,  that,  in  fact,  the  druggist  here,  as  in  a  measure  else- 
where in  America,  is  the  perfumer  as  well.  He  manufactures  his  own  colognes, 
and,  as  a  rule,  is  almost  invariably  reticent  about  giving  the  recipes;  but  he  also 
imports  the  finest  "  Farinas,"  both  German  and  French,  as  well  as  all  the  other 
favorite  and  most  costly  essences,  bouquets,  and  esprits  of  the  day.  In  Paris  every- 
thing is  perfumed,  in  the  language  of  the  immortal  Flora,  "  that  a  lady  can  wear, 


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from  the  crown  of  her  head  to  the  sole  of  her  foot,  or  that  can  be  pinned  on,  or 
stitched  on,  or  placed,  or  put  on  with  a  tie."  As  in  the  days  of  Madame  de  Pom- 
padour, amid  the  marvelous  luxury  of  the  time  of  Le  Grand  Monarque,  the  fashion 
is  revived  for  gallants  in  lieu  of  the  favorite  colors,  to  float  the  special  odeurs  chosen 
by  their  beautiful  mistresses.  In  this  country,  however,  the  various  perfumeries 
are  generally  named  from  some  new-fangled  notion  or  sensation,  and  almost  every 
city  can  produce  its  specialties. 

But  returning  to  the  subject  more  especially  under  discussion,  to- wit:  the 
wholesale  drug  trade  of  Dallas,  we  may  say  the  best  evidence  of  its  general  pros- 
perity is  in  the  fact  that  it  steadily  increases  each  year. 

There  are  three  houses  in  Dallas  wholesaling  drugs,  and  a  host  of  stores  that 
do  a  retail  business.  The  annual  sales  of  these  houses,  for  the  year  1884,  will  ag- 
gregate $650,000. 

THE   WHOLESALE   LIQUOR   TRADE. 

-  The  consumption  of  spirituous  liquors,  both  as  a  luxury  and  in  the  works  of 
art,  are  so  vast  and  widespread,  that  the  traffic  in  our  city  necessarily  involves  con- 
siderations of  great  commercial  importance,  and  the  revenue  derived  from  the  vari- 
ous branches  of  the  pursuit  swells  the  business  of  Dallas  up  among  the  millions. 
The  kinds  of  liquors  sold  by  our  wholesale  houses  are  from  the  widely  celebrated 
distilleries  of  Kentucky  and  Tennessee.  The  quality  of  the  liquors  made  in 
Bourbon,  Nelson  and  Anderson  counties,  Kentucky,  and  Robertson  county,  Tenn., 
are  too  well  known  wherever  a  civilized  drinker  lives,  moves,  and  has  his  being,  to 
need  extolling  at  our  hands.  Nor  do  we  propose  to  be  led  into  a  discussion  as  to 
the  relative  merits  of  "  Sweet  Mash  "  or  "  Sour  Mash,"  or  to  attempt  any  scientific 
explanation  of  the  various  systems  of  fermentation,  either  natural  or  unnatural. 
This  much  we,  however,  say,  that  whiskies  manufactured  on  the  Bourbon  plan, 
and  known  as  sweet-mash  liquors,  require  both  time  and  artificial  process  to  fer- 
ment properly,  and  inasmuch  as  "  age  "  in  liquors  is  mostly  sought  after,  where 
purity  is  desired,  it  needs  no  additional  light  on  the  subject,  for  a  word  to  the  wise 
is  at  all  times  sufficient.  Therefore,  no  words  of  praise  are  expected  at  our  hands 
to  convince  dealers  and  bibbers,  and  we  would  be  undertaking  a  work  of  supere- 
rogation to  bring  forward  more  proof,  or  to  state  wherein  superiority  lies. 

It  has  been  quite  difficult,  in  the  meantime,  for  us  to  arrive  at  clear  conclusions 
as  to  the  annual  financial  value  of  this  great  business  in  our  city,  inasmuch  as  it  is 
so  widely  scattered,  or  rather  so  universally  dealt  in.  But  from  the  most  reliable 
data  we  could  obtain,  we  unhesitatingly  state  that  the  trade  is  not  less  than 
$1,200,000  for  the  year  1884. 

The  wholesale  liquor  dealers  of  Dallas,  as  a  class,  are  men  of  means,  thoroughly 
conversant  with  the  business,  and  well  prepared  to  offer  the  very  best  inducements 
to  customers  from  this  and  adjoining  States. 

WALL    PAPER,  WINDOW   SHADES,  ETC. 

Here  is  another  department  of  trade  that  has,  of  late,  grown  with  remarkable 
rapidity  in  our  city,  and  is  fast  assuming  proportions  that  cannot  be  overlooked  or 
omitted.  Indeed,  almost  within  remembrance  of  new  corners,  has  it  increased  from 


TRADE,   COMMERCE   AND    INDUSTRIES. 

mere  obscure  corners  on  the  shelves  of  bookstores  to  large  transactions,  and  is  now 
carried  on  by  firms  making  it  and  kindred  branches  their  sole  business.  This  in- 
crease is  almost  a  clear  gain  for  the  commerce  of  the  city  of  Dallas;  and  when  we 
place  the  business  in  this  line  at  fully  $150,000  per  annum,  the  difference  in  our 
favor  will  be  much  more  readily  apparent.  All  classes,  qualities  and  designs  for 
the  interior  decoration  of  buildings,  public  and  private,  are  kept  by  them,  from  the 
finer  grades  of  velvet,  velvet  and  gold,  satin-surfaced,  and  French  papers,  elegant, 
costly,  and  beautiful,  obtained  from  the  largest  American,  English,  French,  and 
German  manufactories,  down  to  the  lowest-priced  articles  in  use,  and  to  suit  all 
shades,  colors,  complexions  and  conditions. 

THE   HARDWARE   TRADE. 

The  past  few  years,  and  especially  those  which  have  succeeded  the  war,  has 
made  many  changes  in  the  hardware  trade,  a  great  improvement  being  noticeable 
in  the  quality  of  goods  sold,  which  is  owing,  in  part,  to  the  fact  that  the  colored 
population  in  the  State  that  depend  on  Dallas  for  their  supplies  have  become  direct 
purchasers  as  well  as  customers.  The  low  grades  of  pocket  and  table  cutlery  are 
rapidly  disappearing  from  the  shelves  of  hardware  dealers,  and  cotton  cards  are 
almost  obsolete.  That  interesting  implement  known  as  the  "Jim  Crow  card,"  has 
passed  into  the  relic  of  the  "  olden  days  and  golden;"  for  a  darkey  now  either 
"  shingles  "  his  knotted  and  combined  locks,  or  permits  them  in  unkempt  ringlets 
to  straggle  out  ragged  and  unoiled  to  coyishly  dally  with  the  breezes  of  heaven. 
Axes,  too,  have  undergone  a  change,  and  in  place  of  those  weighing  six  or  six 
and  a  half  pounds,  the  call  is  almost  invariably  for  those  weighing  from  four  to 
five  pounds,  and  in  a  great  many  instances  even  lighter.  Then  again,  before  the 
war,  probably,  there  were  not  more  than  a  hundred  kegs  of  horse-shoes  sold  in 
Dallas  in  an  entire  year,  while  to-day  the  sales  of  this  article  will  reach  many 
thousands  of  kegs.  This  last  instance  is  due  to  the  fact,  that  formerly,  almost  every 
farmer  in  the  South  had  about  his  plantation  a  negro  blacksmith,  who  made  all 
such  articles  for  home  consumption;  but,  with  his  new  found  freedom,  the  "man 
and  brother "  has  forever  turned  his  back  on  such  pursuits,  and  consumers  are 
forced  to  obtain  their  supplies  from  importers  and  jobbers.  Another  feature  of 
its  transmogrification  we  might  mention  in  this  connection:  We  allude  to  the  trade 
in  plows  and  various  other  agricultural  implements,  formerly  dealt  in  by  hardware 
men,  but  which  is  now,  for  the  most  part,  confined  to  regular  agricultural  imple- 
ment warehouses,  where  it  legitimately  belongs.  A  great  many  more  instances 
in  this  connection  might  be  mentioned  if  it  were  deemed  necessary,  but  we  will 
now  pass  to  a  consideration  of  the  advantages  Dallas  possesses  for  prompt  and 
cheap  distribution  of  goods  purchased  of  her  merchants. 

Beyond  the  question  of  rents,  cost  of  living,  clerk  hire,  etc.,  between  Dallas, 
as  compared  with  other  large  cities,  which,  by  the  way,  are  circumstances  most 
decidedly  in  our  favor,  there  is  another  important  advantage  which  is  well  worthy 
the  consideration  of  country  dealers,  and  which  is  the  incontrovertible  fact  that 
Dallas  merchants  operating  on  ample  capital  are  enabled  to  pay  cash  for  their 
stocks,  thereby  obtaining  larger  discounts  from  the  manufacturers  of  this  country 


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and  of  Europe,  which  extra  discount  will  put  the  goods  in  their  houses,  so  that  if  the 
Dallas  merchant  does  sell  goods  at  the  same  price  as  his  Eastern  rival,  he  makes 
more  clear  money  on  them.  But  the  foregoing  are  not,  by  any  means,  all  the  proofs 
that  could  be  adduced  to  show  the  favorable  circumstances  that  surround  Dallas 
as  a  wholesale  hardware  market,  but  we  will,  for  the  present,  desist  and  point  to 
our  irrefragable  argument  in  defense  of  the  assertions  we  have  advanced.  It  is 
this:  In  almost  every  city,  town  and  hamlet  of  the  vast  stretch  of  country  obtain- 
ing supplies  in  the  Dallas  market,  there  are  merchants  who  buy  all  of  their  hard- 
ware here,  selling  alongside  of  those  who  trade  in  Galveston  or  New  Orleans.  Our 
customers  are  able  to  sell  just  as  cheap,  they  get  their  goods  in  less  time,  can  recu- 
perate their  broken  stocks  at  any  time  wi'thin  a  very  few  days,  which  he  who 
buys  in  markets  further  away  cannot  do  in  less  than  from  two  to  three  weeks. 
Stocks  in  this  market  will  be  discovered  as  large  and  as  well  selected  and  assorted 
as  in  any  city  of  the  South.  The  houses  are  imposing,  conveniently  arranged,  and 
we  may  well  pride  ourselves  on  having  some  of  the  most  perfect  specimens  of 
hardware  houses  in  America. 

The  trade  for  the  past  year  has  advanced  fully  fifteen  per  cent,  over  and  above 
that  of  the  previous  one,  and  will  amount  to  $2,127,500.  More  German  and  Eng- 
lish hardware — including  pocket  and  table  cutlery,  has  been  imported  this  year 
than  ever  before  known.  Our  importers  and  jobbers  being  thoroughly  conversant 
with  the  trade,  offer  purchasers  all  the  facilities  and  advantages  that  they  could 
possibly  meet  elsewhere. 

LEATHER,  SHOE  FINDINGS  AND  SADDLERY. 

Considerable  difficulty  has  been  experienced  by  the  writer  in  properly  defin- 
ing and  estimating  the  trade  coming  under  the  above  caption.  In  some  places  we 
found  dealers  in  saddlery  also  manufacturers,  and  to  separate  the  sales  of  these 
concerns  would  be  impossible.  One  thing,  we  did  discover,  however,  and  that  is, 
that  the  trade  is  in  a  most  satisfactory  and  growing  condition,  and  that  the  Herald 
was  right  in  saying:  "  The  wholesale  men  in  this  line  send  travelers  as  far  west  as 
Colorado,  as  far  south  as  Central  America,  and  actually  enter  Galveston  as  com- 
petitors." One  important  feature  worthy  of  investigation  is  the  fact  that  the 
dealers  throw  down  the  gauntlet  and  agree  to  duplicate  any  legitimate  bill  Galves- 
ton or  New  Orleans  can  get  up.  The  annual  trade  will  approximate  nearly 
$1,500.000. 

AGRICULTURAL   IMPLEMENTS. 

The  oldest  born  of  the  father  of  mankind  was  a  "  tiller  of  the  ground,"  and 
Abel,  his  brother,  was  the  "keeper  of  the  sheep."  After  the  flood,  "  Noah  became 
a  husbandman  and  planted  a  vineyard."  Abraham,  we  are  told,  was  "  very  rich  in 
cattle,"  and  Lot  had  "  flocks  and  herds  and  tents."  The  munificent  present  of 
Jacob  to  his  brother  Esau,  consisted  of  "  two  hundred  she-goats  and  twenty  he- 
goats,  two  hundred  ewes  and  twenty  rams,  thirty  milk  camels  with  their  colts, 
forty  kine  and  ten  bulls,  twenty  she-asses  and  ten  foals."  Such  was  the  employment 
for  ages  of  the  kings,  prophets  and  judges  of  Israel — Saul,  David,  Gideon,  Elisha, 


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and  the  thousands  whose  names  and  memories  are  all  forgotten.  The  history  of 
Boaz,  the  "mighty  man  of  wealth, "and  of  the  sweet  maiden  of  Moab,  who  "gleaned 
in  the  fields  after  the  reapers,"  will  be  remembered  and  wept  over  long  alter  the  pyra- 
mids have  crumbled  to  decay,  while  the  wealth  and  luxury  of  Job,  after  his  pov- 
erty and  humiliation,  still  glows  in  our  imagination  like  the  most  dazzling  tale  of 
fiction.  And  agriculture  has  been  a  stable  pursuit,  for  the  cheering  promise  of 
Revelation  has  said:  "While  the  earth  remaineth,  seed  time  and  harvest,  and  cold 
and  heat,  and  summer  and  winter,  and  day  and  night  shall  not  cease."  But 
throughout  the  long  centuries  that  have  gone,  agriculture  has  lacked  the  aid  of 
its  handmaiden  mechanic  art.  Its  low  condition  may  be  inferred  from  the  fact, 
that  wherever  the  human  family  have  been  found,  whether  civilized  or  barbarian, 
it  was  in  nearly  an  equal  state  of  advancement  and  progress,  whether  on  the  fields 
of  Europe,  along  the  marshes  of  the  Nile,  among  the  children  of  the  Sun,  or  the 
worshippers  of  Bramah.  The  Spanish  conquerors  found,  on  the  plains  of  Mexico 
and  Peru,  an  agriculture  equal  to  their  own,  fields  of  waving  corn  which 
reminded  them  of  the  luxuriance  of  Castile,  and  irrigated  plains  of  unrivaled 
verdure  stretching  from  the  mountains  to  the  sands  upon  the  shores  of  the  Pacific. 
In  the  first  quarter  of  the  present  century,  inventive  genius  came  to  the  aid 
of  manufactures.  In  the  second  quarter,  commerce  was  the  object  of  its  especial 
favor.  In  the  third  quarter,  agriculture  has  been  the  great  recipient  of  its  boun- 
ties. The  fourth  and  culminating  quarter,  no  doubt,  will  witness  the  grand  per- 
fection of  all,  so  that  the  world  will  enter  upon  the  Twentieth  Century  of  the 
Christian  Era  in  grander  array  than  century  ever  dawned  upon  the  globe.  For 
what  changes  have  we  not  witnessed  in  the  last  twenty -five  years  in  the  imple- 
ments of  agriculture  and  the  results  of  labor  ?  What  wonders  do  we  now  behold 
upon  the  field,  which  were  not  foreshadowed,  not  even  dreamed  of,  so  short  a 
time  as  a  quarter  of  a  century  ago  then?  Well  might  we  exclaim  with  the  dusky 
Moor,  were  it  not  for  that  enlightened  intelligence  which  modifies  the  forms  of 
industry  and  directs  labor  into  new  channels,  "  Othello's  occupation  's  gone !" 
Nay,  in  a  land  less  blessed  than  ours  in  the  privileges  of  education  and  comforts 
of  home,  among  a  people  not  so  gifted  as  our  own  in  that  aptitude  which  adapts 
itself  to  changed  circumstances,  and  makes  them  tributary  to  its  possessor's  advan- 
tage who  now  so  ignorant  as  not  to  see,  or  who  [so  prejudiced  as  not  to  acknowl- 
edge, that  these  various  inventions  have  lightened  the  burdens  of  toil  and  become 
so  many  instrumentalities  of  civilization  and  refinement.  Agriculture,  according 
to  the  census  returns,  affords  occupation  to  nearly  three-fourths  of  the  inhabitants 
of  the  United  States,  and  gives  employment  to  more  capital  than  all  the  other 
pursuits  combined.  In  no  other  department  of  human  industry  are  statistics  of 
greater  importance;  and  all  wise  governments  have  considered  it  their  duty  to 
collect  them.  From  them  we  learn  not  only  the  progress  of  agriculture,  but  the 
advance  of  the  republic  in  wealth,  civilization  and  power.  On  the  success  of  the 
farmer  hinges  the  great  question  of  cheap  bread  and  the  happiness  and  intelligence  of 
the  nation.  If  productiveness  of  crops  can  only  be  secured  by  unremitt  ed  and  severe 
labor,  we  must  despair  of  a  general  spread  of  intelligence ;  and  if  the  natural 


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DALLAS — HER 


resources  of  the  soil  be  not  renewed  our  posterity  must  be  heirs  to  a  barren 
and  desolate  land.  Farming,  then,  can  be  said  to  approximate  perfection  when 
great  productiveness  is  secured  without  severe  manual  labor  and  without  detri- 
ment to  the  soil,  and  the  only  means  to  obtain  this  end  is  explained  in  the  use 
only  of  improved  labor-saving  machines,  soil  fertilizers  and  seeds  of  undoubted 
purity  and  worth. 

In  the  purchase  of  agricultural  implements,  it  is  especially  desirable  that 
farmers  do  not  incur  more  expense  than  what  is  absolutely  necessary  for  the  right 
management  of  the  farm,  but  in  no  other  thing  will  the  oft-repeated  assertion  that 
the  "  best  is  the  cheapest,"  be  found  more  true.  Farmers,  however,  are  not  the 
only  persons  interested  in  this  matter,  but  country  merchants  who  desire  the 
prosperity  of  their  neighborhoods,  and  in  fact,  all  merchants  should  give  it  especial 
attention.  For  the  benefit  of  all,  then,  we  shall  treat  it  ^with  a  view  to  the  two 
practical  considerations  of  what  agricultural  implements  to  buy  and  where  they 
can  be  bought. 

It  is  superfluous  to  remark  that  the  plow  is  the  implement  of  first  importance 
and  consideration  in  the  trade,  and  among  those  most  important  for  general  u»e 
are  the  hillside  plow  and  the  sub-soil  plow.  Governor  Randolph,  the  son-in-law 
of  Thomas  Jefferson,  has  the  credit  of  being  the  inventor  of  the  former,  and  the 
latter  is  said  to  have  been  invented  in  Scotland  and  first  imported  into  this  coun- 
try about  1840.  Be  that  as  it  may,  it  is  gratifying  to  observe  that  the  demand  for 
plows  of  a  heavier  grade  is  rapidly  on  the  increase.  The  ruinous  plan  practiced  by 
a  majorit}'  of  farmers  and  planters,  for  years  past,  of  merely  [scratching  the  sur- 
face of  the  ground  three  or  four  inches  deep,  year  after  year,  until  all  the  substance 
that  could  be  drawn  from  the  overtaxed  soil  had  been  carried  off  by  its  products, 
and  some  of  the  finest  tillage  lands  of  the  country  turned  out  as  old  sedge  fields 
not  worth  working,  while  underneath  lay  a  rich  sub-soil,  which  to  the  thinking, 
progressive  farmer,  would  prove  a  mine  of  wealth,  has  given  way  to  the  more 
enlightened  system  and  common  sense  plan  of  feeding  the  hungry  soil  by  giving 
it  sustenance  from  its  own  bosom — the  natural  source  from  whence,  with  proper 
cultivation,  it  might  all  be  drawn.  Large  plows  are  being  extensively  used,  and 
many  of  the  best  farmers  of  our  country  are  breaking  the  ground  from  eight  to  ten 
inches  deep,  with  the  most  gratifying  and  profitable  results.  Deep  plowing  is  now 
the  motto,  and  with  the  present  feeling,  we  may  hope  soon  to  see  all  our  waste 
lands  reclaimed  and  made  as  valuable  as  formerly.  After  the  soil  has  been  turned  over 
by  the  plow,  an  implement  is  required  to  pulverize  it  and  disengage  from  it  the  roots 
and  lower  stems  of  weeds  and  thoroughly  intermix  its  component  parts.  This 
service  is  usually  derived  from  the  harrow,  an  implement  nearly,  or  quite,  as 
ancient  as  the  plow,  but  which  has  not  undergone  as  many  improvements  and 
which  may  yet  be  regarded  as  not  only  very  simple,  but  essentially  imperfect. 
We  cannot  undertake  a  history  of  the  harrow,  but  remember  to  have  seen  it  refer- 
red to  by  Shakespeare,  who  allows  the  ghost  of  Hamlet's  father  to  "  unfold  a  tale  " 
to  that  unfortunate  Prince  concerning  his  sudden  taking  off  that  would  "  harrow  up 
his  soul.  "  Seed  sowers  are  the  next  implements  needed;  then  follows  the  culti- 


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vator,  a  labor-saving  contrivance  that  will  be  found  exceedingly  useful  for  stirring 
the  earth  between  the  rows  of  cotton,  corn,  tobacco  and  other  crops.  It  is  gener- 
ally quite  light,  easily  arranged  and  of  easy  draught  for  one  horse  or  mule,  a 
thorough  pulverizer  of  the  surface  soil  and  exterminator  of  weeds  and  grass.  Next 
in  order  of  use  come  haying  and  harvesting  implements,  the  most  ancient  of  which 
we  have  any  knowledge  is  the  sickle  or  reaping  hook.  This  was  succeeded  by 
the  scythe  and  the  cradle,  which  continue  to  be  the  principal  instruments  in  use 
for  the  cutting  of  hay  or  grain.  Both  of  these,  however,  demand  great  muscular 
action,  and  humane  genius  has  been  exercised  for  more  than  a  century  in  trying  to 
supeseue  them  by  machinery.  Recently  success  has  not  only  established  and 
witnessed  valuable  improvements  in  this  branch,  so  that  amidst  so  many  rival 
and  conflicting  claimants  for  popularity  and  preference,  it  is  difficult  to  decide 
upon  their  relative  merit.  Of  machines  for  threshing,  the  only  one  universally 
known  and  now  in  general  use  is  the  flail.  Within  the  present  century,  however, 
a  portable  machine  propelled  by  horse  power,  and  known  as  the  threshing  machine, 
has  met  with  very  considerable  favor.  In  this  city,  may  be  found,  on  sale,  thresh- 
ing machines  manufactured  in  different  parts  of  the  country,  and  by  different 
establishments,  each  claiming  peculiar  advantages. 

But  we  might  go  on  in  an  almost  exhaustless  sketch  of  the  various  kinds  of 
implements  offered,  for  all  kinds  are  to  be  met  with  in  our  different  warehouses, 
embracing  in  part  threshing,  mowing  and  reaping  machines,  improved  cider  mills, 
hay  rakes,  cultivators,  plows,  harrows,  cutting  boxes,  farm  pumps,  horse  powers, 
seed  sowers,  corn  and  cane  mills,  clover  hullers,  sugar  evaporators,  hay  presses, 
cotton  gins,  corn  planters  and  all  the  other  leading  improved  implements  needed 
for  the  successful  cultivation  of  the  land  of  the  country.  There  are  about  twenty 
firms  in  Dallas  engaged  in  the  sale  of  agricultural  and  farm  implements.  These 
firms  do  an  annual  business  of  nearly  $6,000,000. 

BOOKS,  STATIONERY,  ETC. 

"A  sound  mind  in  a  sound  body"  is  the  classic  description  given  us  by  Horace 
of  a  perfect  man.  We  have,  in  preceding  chapters,  considered  departments  of 
trade  and  commerce  whose  grand  improvements  and  excellencies  afford  susten- 
ance for  the  body  in  all  its  appetites,  internal  and  external;  the  present  we  will 
devote  to  "  food  for  the  mind."  The  pen  of  Solomon  must  have  been  dipped  in 
prophetic  fire  when  he  wrote:  "  Of  making  many  books  there  is  no  end,"  for  the 
statement  is  fully  verified  in  our  own  day.  Thousands  of  weak  brains  and  strong 
brains  are  gathering  thoughts;  thousands  of  slow  fingers  and  swift  fingers  are 
penning  lines  that  are  destined  to  run  out  into  lengthy  manuscripts;  thousands  of 
printers  are  setting  type;  thousands  of  books  are  issuing  from  thousands  of 
presses,  and  being  borne  by  rapid  posts  to  all  parts  of  civilization;  books  aglow 
with  poetic  fire;  books  of  abstruse  ethics,  passionless  as  an  Arctic  iceberg;  books 
of  sober  truth;  books  of  ideal  fancy;  books  that  tell  of  earth  around  and  earth 
beneath,  books  that  describe  sublime  journeys  of  mind  through  fields  of  space, 
portraying  the  lovely  flowers  that  bloom  forever  in  the  paradise  of  God;  books 


38  DALLAS — HER 


of  immortal  wisdom  and  books  of  loathsome  stupidity;  books  made  to  sell  and 
books  that  never  will  sell;  "  yellow  covered  "  stuff,  trashy  fiction,  poisonous  lit- 
erature, pregnant  with  fierce  loves  and  fierce  hates;  books  wherein  delineations 
of  crime  are  often  drawn  with  masterly  skill,  and  falsehood,  intrigue,  theft  and 
murder  robbed  of  their  blackness,  when  committed  by  some  fascinating  heroine 
or  killingly  handsome  bandit.  It  is  said  that  two-thirds  of  the  books  published 
at  the  present  day  are  novels.  These  find  purchasers  in  every  family  and  readers 
at  every  fireside.  Universally  read,  they  contribute  very  materially  to  the  mental 
elevation  or  degradation  of  the  race.  Does  it  not,  then,  behoove  every  writer, 
great  or  small,  to  contribute  his  opinion  in  favor  of  worth,  and  to  the  condemna- 
tion of  that  which  tends  to  weaken  the  will  to  all  purposes  of  good,  that  which 
vitiates  the  taste,  perverts  the  judgment,  arouses  evil  passions,  and  destroys  all 
just  views  of  life?  Indeed,  a  little  good  strong  English  used  in  calling  sin  sin 
would  frequently  remove  the  glamour  from  deluded  eyes  and  purify  and  ennoble. 
But  food  should  not  be  despised  because  men  are  gluttons,  nor  wine  because  some 
get  drunk.  It  is  most  true  that  novels  have  done  much  towards  impairing  the 
mental  and  moral  strength  of  our  people,  but  many,  very  many,  of  them,  by 
adhering  to  elegance  of  style,  by  inculcating  noble  lessons  of  truth  and  by  show- 
ing triumphs  of  virtue  over  vice,  have  done  much  towards  advancing  our  race  in 
mind  and  morals,  have  accomplished  a  work  scarcely  inferior  to  the  ministry 
itself.  Fictitious  narratives  are  not  evils  in  themselves.  There  is  fullest  authority 
for  their  use  in  the  word  of  God.  The  beautiful  fiction  of  the  talking  trees  occurs 
in  the  book  of  Judges,  and  the  inimitable  parable  of  the  man  of  Uz  and  his 
friends,  in  the  book  of  Job;  while  the  prophets,  in  their  transcendental  descrip- 
tions of  the  hereafter,  employ  ideal  scenes  to  represent  coming  events;  and,  turn- 
ing to  the  New  Testament,  it  is  recorded  of  Him  who  "  spake  as  never  man  spoke 
before,"  that  "without  a  parable  spake  He  not  unto  them."  "A  parable  is  a 
moral  lesson  inculcated  by  the  invention  of  characters  which  never  existed;  or,  if 
they  ever  existed,  are  made  to  converse  in  forms  of  speech  suggested  entirely  by 
the  imagination."  Without  an  invented  story,  Jesus  seldom  taught  the  people. 
The  stories  of  Dives  and  Lazarus,  the  Pharasee  and  Publican,  and  the  fifty-one 
other  parables  of  Jesus,  are  just  as  much  works  of  fiction  as  are  the  romances  of 
Cooper  and  Bulwer.  He  discarded  the  dogmas  of -the  Rabbis  of  Jerusalem  and 
talked  to  the  people  in  their  own  vernacular.  Inventing  stories  that  bore  upon 
their  everyday  life,  the  Master  brought  His  truths  into  the  homes,  into  the  busi- 
ness, into  the  habits,  into  the  religion  of  his  countrymen.  When  we  go  to  the 
Bible  for  advice  as  to  Christian  conduct,  we  invariably  seek  one  of  these  parables. 
Jesus,  then,  impressed  by  practice  the  sacredness  of  employing  the  unreal  to  repre- 
sent the  real.  "The  servant  is  not  above  the  Master."  That  which  Jesus  did 
others  may  surely  imitate.  Those  who  teach  morals  would  do  well  to  sit  at  His 
feet  and  learn  of  Him  the  best  way  to  reach  the  hearts  of  their  hearers. 

But  we  must  stop  this  train  of  thought,  fearing  our  readers  will  say  we  have 
wandered  very  far  away  from  our  legitimate  duty.  And  yet,  "  what  is  writ  is 
writ,  would  'twere  worthier."  Our  first  proposition  in  this  book  was  to  exclude 


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nothing,  come  from  what  source  it  should,  that  could  leastways  advance  or  eluci- 
date the  subjects  under  discussion,  and  while  we  fully  intend  that  "no  pent-up 
Utica  "  shall  contract  our  powers,  we  shall  indulge  a  vein  of  excusable  vanity  or 
conceited  obstinacy,  "  as  you  like  it,"  and  publish  this  chapter  more  for  the  infor- 
mation of  readers  than  to  fulfill  Lord  Byron's  couplet — 

"'Tis  pleasant,  sure,  to  see  one's  name  in  print, 
A  book's  a  book,  although  there's  nothing  in't." 

Taste  and  judgment,  then,  being  confined  to  mere  professional  critics,  but 
characterizing  at  least  one-half  of  the  reading  public,  we  think  the  history  of  let- 
ters, the  peculiarities  of  authors,  and  the  modus  operandi  of  book  making  must 
prove  interesting  to  a  large  class  of  persons.  We  present,  then,  some  facts  inde- 
pendent of  the  local  trade  gathered  together  by  very  considerable  labor,  but  fol- 
lowing Freedley's  style  in  most  of  our  notes. 

HISTORY   OF   LETTERS. 

It  is  a  strange  and  yet  a  well-authenticated  fact,  that  there  is  no  continuous 
narrative  extant  of  the  rise  and  advancement  of  writing,  learning  and  author- 
ship, and  yet  these  have  molded  thought  and  delighted  and  refined  man  for  cen- 
turies. Writing  was  an  art  of  exceedingly  slow  growth.  At  first  it  was  pictorial, 
then  modified  according  to  necessity,  for  as  records  became  voluminous,  the 
scribes  were  obliged  to  abridge  the  representations.  The  transition  from  pictures 
to  signs  of  sounds  was  very  gradual.  This  is  confirmed  by  travelers  of  all  ages, 
and  we  find  that  pictorial  writing  or  hieroglyphics,  is  peculiar  to  all  tribes  in  a 
savage  or  semi-civilized  state.  The  Egyptians  carried  this  art  to  great  perfection 
and  reduced  it  to  a  complete  system,  and  hence  they  are  generally,  but  errone- 
ously, supposed  to  have  been  the  inventors  of  letters.  So  obscure  is  the  history  of 
this  noble  science,  that  many  learned  men  have  recorded  their  belief  in  its  divine 
origin,  asserting  that  God  communicated  it  to  Moses ;  and  Plato,  Diadorus, 
Siculus,  and  even  the  great  Cicero,  were  of  the  opinion  that  letters  emanated 
from  the  gods.  We  can  smile  at  these  conjectures,  and  yet  not  be  surprised  at 
their  existence.  Aristotle  was  in  advance  of  his  contemporaries  in  more  than 
one  of  his  views,  and  he  shrewdly  tells  us  that  the  alphabet  wae  invented  to 
record  sounds.  "  Letters,"  says  he,  "  are  marks  of  words,  and  as  words  are  sounds, 
significant  letters  are  marks  of  such  sounds."  He  was  correct,  and  the  origina- 
tors of  the  system  were  of  his  opinion.  But  to  carry  this  no  further,  it  may  be 
said  with  confidence  that  the  Phoenicians  are  entitled  to  the  honor  of  inventing 
letters,  and  to  them  we  owe  the  imperishable  and  invaluable  art. 

Books  were  known  to  the  ancients,  but  in  their  form  and  character  they  bore 
no  resemblance  to  ours.  Authorship  appears  to  have  been  as  slow  in  its  growth 
as  the  development  of  letters,  and  the  difficulties  that  beset  writers  were  such  as 
we  never  can  realize.  Several  kinds  of  materials  have  been  used  to  make  books  at 
different  times,  not  known  in  the  trade  now.  Plates  of  lead  and  copper,  the  bark 
of  trees,  bricks,  stone  and  wood,  were  the  substances  formerly  employed  to  engrave 
such  things  upon,  as  men  were  willing  to  have  transmitted  to  posterity.  Josephus 
speaks  of  two  columns,  one  of  wood,  the  other  of  stone,  on  which  the  children  of 


40  DALLAS — HER 


Seth  wrote  their  inventions  and  astronomical,  discoveries.  Hesiod's  works  were 
originally  written  on  tablets  of  lead,  the  ten  commandments  delivered  to  Moses 
were  on  stone,  and  the  laws  of  Solon  were  inscribed  on  planks  of  wood.  Tables  of 
wood,  box  and  ivory  were  common  among  the  ancients,  but  when  of  wood  they 
were  latterly  covered  with  wax,  and  the  letters  traced  in  the  soft  of  the  coating  so 
as  to  be  easily  obliterated.  The  leaves  of  the  palm  were  afterwards  used  instead 
of  planks,  and  also  the  finest  and  thinnest  parts  of  the  barks  of  such  trees  as  the 
lime,  the  ash,  the  maple,  and  the  elm  ;  whence  comes  liber,  which  literally  signi- 
fies the  bark  of  a  tree.  These  were  rolled  up  in  order  to  be  removed  with  ease, 
and  hence  called  volumen — a  volume — a  name  now  used  to  designate  a  book.  The 
tilia  or  phillyrea,  was  also  used,  and  Egyptian  papyrus,  out  of  which  a  paper  was 
made.  By  degrees  wax  was  used,  then  leather,  especially  the  skins  of  goats  and 
sheep,  of  which  at  length  parchment  was  produced.  The  first  books  were  in  the 
form  of  blocks  and  tablets  ;  but  when  flexible  matter  came  into  use  it  was  found, 
convenient  to  make  books  into  rolls,  which  were  composed  of  several  sheets  fast- 
ened to  each  other  and  rolled  on  a  stick,  the  whole  forming  a  cylindrical  column, 
with  a  handle  at  one  end.  The  title  was  stuck  on  the  outside,  and  the  volume, 
when  extended,  might  be  a  yard  in  width  and  fifty  in  length.  The  square  form 
so  common  now,  was  known  to  the  ancients,  but  not  much  used.  Notwithstanding 
the  immense  labor  required  to  produce  a  book  in  those  early  days,  we  are  told 
that  the  library  at  Alexandria  supplied  the  four  thousand  baths  of  that  city  with 
fuel  for  six  months,  the  volumes  having  been  thus  destroyed  by  order  of  Caliph 
Omar,  A.  D.  642. 

Having  thus  traced  the  history  of  letters  to  a  time  when  literature  was  estab- 
lished upon  an  endurable  basis,  our  object  shall  now  be  to  sketch  the  history  and 
condition  of  the  book  trade  as  at  present  conducted.  The  trade  comprises  three 
important  classes  of  persons,  all  of  whom  are  essential  to  its  successful  prosecu- 
tion. These  are 

AUTHORS,   BOOK   MANUFACTURERS   AND   BOOKSELLERS. 

I.  Authors. — The  author  is  properly  placed  at  the  head  of  the  list,  as  he  is 
first  in  importance,  first  in  fame,  and  first  "in  the  hearts  of  his  countrymen." 
What  a  host  of  undying  names  throng  the  memory  at  the  sound  of  the  word!  In 
ancient  times  we  recall  Homer,  the  sun-bright  intellect ;  Plutarch,  the  unrivalled 
biographer;  Tacitus,  the  prince  of  historians;  and  in  latter  days  Shakespeare,  the 
monarch  of  all,  and  in  his  train  follows  a  retinue  whose  names  and  words  are  as 
deathless  as  the  stars. 

Authorship,  as  a  profession,  cannot  be  said  to  have  taken  root  in  England  un- 
til the  days  of  "  Good  Queen  Bess."  A  stern,  healthy  system  of  thought  character- 
izes the  writers  of  her  day,  and  probably  no  age  produced  so  many  talented  men, 
or  gave  birth  to  so  many  books  that  are  truly  valuable.  But,  alas!  if  we  examine 
the  private  lives  of  those  whose  works  we  venerate,  how  little  happiness,  how  much 
misery,  irritability,  extreme  sensitiveness,  indifference  to  money,  and  unfitness 
for  business,  have  been  the  bane  and  characteristics  of  nearly  all.  Disraeli  has  writ- 


TRADE,    COMMERCE   AND   INDUSTRIES.  41 

ten  a  volume  on  the  peculiarities  and  calamities  of  celebrated  authors,  and  the  rec- 
ord is  a  sad  one.  There  is  Dr.  Johnson,  the  literary  giant,  walking  many  a  night 
with  Savage,  the  poet,  around  St.  James'  Square,  for  want  of  the  means  to  obtain  a 
bed;  or  dining  at  his  publisher's,  separated  from  the  rest  of  the  company  by  a 
screen,  to  hide  his  shabby  appearance.  There  is  Goldsmith,  pawning  his  coat  for 
bread.  There  are  Spencer,  Butler,  and  Boyce,  starving  to  death,  and  Chatterton, 
committing  suicide  at  an  early  age,  after  being  four  days  without  food.  If  we  go 
back  to  an  earlier  period,  we  find  that  Sophocles,  the  poet,  was  brought  to  trial  by 
his  children  as  a  lunatic;  Socrates,  the  sage,  was  put  to  death  as  a  corrupter  of 
youth;  Plato,  accused  of  lying,  avarice,  robbery,  incontinence  and  impiety;  Bacon, 
the  Oxford  Monk,  inventor  of  the  telescope,  etc.,  abhorred  as  a  magician;  Virgilius, 
the  Bishop  of  Saltzburg,  burned  for  having  written  that  Antipodes  existed;  Galileo, 
imprisoned  and  compelled  to  disavow  his  sentiments;  Cornelius  Agrippa,  obliged 
to  fly  his  country  for  having  displayed  a  few  philosophical  instruments;  Petrarch, 
continually  in  danger  of  his  life  from  the  priests;  and  Descartes,  horribly  perse- 
cuted in  Holland,  and  threatened  with  the  stake  by  Voetius,  the  bigot.  In  short, 
authorship,  it  seems,  in  all  ages,  has  appeared  a  sort  of  martyrdom,  and  the  gloat- 
ing bigots  of  ignorance  can  boast  of  as  many  victims  as  the  fires  of  persecution  ever 
sacrificed  Christians. 

Fortune  has  rarely  consented  to  become  the  companion  of  genius.  Modern 
literature  furnishes  some  sad  examples  of  this  fact,  and  the  past  is  not  destitute  of 
instances.  Xylander  sold  his  notes  on  Don  Cassius,  for  a  dinner;  Cervantes,  the 
author  ot  "  Don  Quixote,"  wanted  bread;  Cameons,  the  great  epic  poet  of  Portugal, 
perished  in  the  streets;  Tasso  was  so  poor  that  he  was  obliged  to  borrow  a  crown  to 
subsist  on  for  a  week;  Ariosto  was  in  extreme  poverty;  Du  Kyer,  a  French  poet  of 
celebrity,  wrote  for  100  sous  the  hundred  lines;  Corneille  died  wanting  a  little  sus- 
taining broth;  Dry  den  sold  ten  thousand  verses  to  Towson  for  less  than  8500; 
Stowe,  the  entertaining  chronicler  of  London,  quitted  the  tailor's  board  to  devote 
himself  to  letters,  but  was  glad  to  go  back  to  the  shears;  Rush  worth,  the  author  of 
"  Historical  Collections,"  died  in  jail;  Bunyan  wrote  his  great  work  in  prison,  while 
supporting  himself  and  family  by  making  stay-laces;  Savage  sold  his  u  Wanderer  " 
for  £10,  and  Milton  disposed  of  his  immortal  poem  for  the  same  sum,  being  too  poor 
to  undertake  the  printing  himself;  De  Foe,  the  author  of  "  Robinson  Crusoe,"  was 
often  in  prison,  and  wrote  his  "Jure  Divino  "  in  Newgate;  Paulo  Burghese,  an  Italian 
poet,  almost  as  good  as  Tasso,  knew  fourteen  different  trades,  and  yet  died  because 
he  could  not  get  employment  in  any  of  them;  Bacon,  the  "  wisest,  greatest,  mean- 
est of  mankind,"  lived  a  life  of  poverty  and  distress;  Sir  Walter  Raleigh  died  on 
the  scaffold;  and  Spenser,  "charming  Spenser,"  died  forsaken  and  in  want.  And 
to  the  long  list  of  the  gaunt  victims  of  starvation  and  neglect  may  be  added  Otway, 
Collins,  Fielding,  and  last,  tho'  not  least,  the  blind  old  poet  of  "  Scio's  Rocky  Isle," 
the  immortal  author  of  the  Iliad. 

We  are  happy,  however,  to  be  able  to  turn  to  a  brighter  page.  Within  the  last 
century  the  profits  of  successful  authorship  have  certainly  improved,  and  in  some 
instances  the  pay  has  been  munificent.  But,  unfortunately,  saving  habits  do  not 


42  DALLAS — HEE 


appear  to  belong  to  literary  men.  They,  as  a  class,  seem  to  be  reckless  in  expendi- 
ture, and  regardless  of  consequences.  Improvidence  is  their  besetting  sin,  and 
when  fortune  favors  them,  they  too  often  squander  her  gems  most  lavishly,  and  die 
in  poverty.  Sir  Walter  Scott,  at  one  time,  was  in  receipt  of  $60,000  per  annum  for 
the  sale  of  his  works,  and  yet  he  died  a  bankrupt.  Dickens'  annual  income,  just 
previous  to  his  death,  was  estimated  at  $100,000,  but  few  of  us  remember  that,  only 
a  few  years  before,  he  was  compelled  to  fly  to  the  Continent  to  escape  the  too 
urgent  demands  of  his  wine  merchant. 

In  the  infancy  of  English  authorship  it  was  the  custom  of  writers  to  publish  by 
subscription,  but  this  begging  plan  rarely  afforded  much  return.  The  system  of 
dedicating  works  to  great  people  was  also  much  in  use,  being  a  polite  way  of  hand- 
ing a  man  down  to  posterity  for  the  sake  of  a  little  present  aid;  arid  many  of  the 
"  favored  gentilitie  "  figured  nowhere  else  than  on  dedicatory  leaves,  and  are  en- 
titled to  their  authors  for  what  little  renown  they  may  have.  This  habit,  however, 
has  been  long  discontinued,  as  a  rule,  and  works  come  forth  under  different  and, 
perhaps,  less  groveling  auspices. 

To  illustrate  the  increased  profits  of  authorship  within  the  last  century,  we 
give  a  few  instances:  Gay  received  $2,000  for  the  "  Beggar's  Opera,"  and  $5 ,000  for 
his  poems.  Broome,  the  translator  of  the  Odyssey  got  $3,000  for  that  work.  Fen- 
ton  was  paid  $1,500  for  four  books  of  the  same  poem.  Pope  received  $1,000  for 
editing  an  edition  of  Shakespeare.  Thomas  Halcroft  was  paid  $6,000  for  his 
translation  for  the  king  of  Prussia's  works.  Colman,  the  elder,  got  $1,500  for  the 
"Poor  Gentleman,"  and  ''Who  Wants  a  Guinea."  Theodore  Hook's  "Sayings 
and  Doings  "  yielded  him  $15,000,  and  $3,000  were  paid  him  for  "  Births,  Mar- 
riages and  Deaths."  In  addition  to  these  very  large  sums  he  received  $2,000  a 
year  as  editor  of  Colburn's  "  New  Monthly."  James  Smith  got  $5,000  for  four  plays 
from  C.  Mathews  for  his  entertainments,  and  Murray,  the  publisher,  paid  Lord 
Byron,  for  a  part  of  his  works  £15,455  or  about  $77,200.  Tom  Moore  was  quite 
as  liberally  paid,  having  received  $15,000  from  the  Longmans  for  "  Lalla  Rookh," 
and  nearly  as  much  from  Murray  for  his  "  Life  and  Letters  of  Lord  Byron."  This 
publisher  is  said  to  have  given  $10,000  for  Washington  Irving's  "Columbus,"  and 
Cooper's  novels  paid  him  handsomely.  Prescott,  the  historian,  Longfellow,  the 
poet,  Augusta  Evans  and  some  other  American  authors  have  made  money  by  their 
works,  but  the  majority  have  not.  In  fact,  it  will  be  found,  on  close  investigation, 
that  but  few  authors  reap  either  money  or  fame.  Compared  with  other  profes- 
sions, the  successful  ones  are  astonishingly  scarce.  The  examples  of  fortune  given 
are  extreme  cases,  and  it  must  be  remembered  that,  of  the  millions — and  there 
have  been  millions — who  have  made  authorship  a  calling,  there  are  some  hund- 
reds only,  or  at  best  thousands,  who  are  distinguished  or  widely  known.  When 
writers  were  not  numerous  and  readers  rare,  the  successful  author  fell  into  oblivion 
much  sooner  than  now. 

With  the  advance  in  pecuniary  compensation,  and  the  increase  of  intelligence 
among  the  people,  the  profession  has,  however,  proportionately  risen  in  favor. 
Authorship  is  now  honored  in  all  lands.  The  fame  of  her  writers  is  the  fame  of 


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a  nation.  The  author  who  leaves  on  record  the  impress  of  a  powerful  mind,  never 
dies.  From  the  grave  he  holds  silent  converse  with  his  race  for  good  or  for  evil, 
often  effecting  as  much  by  the  sentiments  he  inspires  in  us  as  by  the  ideas  he 
expresses. 

Among  the  thousands  who  have  devoted  themselves  to  literature  within  the 
last  few  years,  there  is  a  chiss  of  growing  importance  called  compilers.  Their  call- 
ing is  to  delve  among  musty  folios  and  obscure  manuscripts,  and,  by  consulting, 
transcribing  and  investigating  the  works  of  old  and  sacred  authors,  thus  reveal  to 
light  in  a  new  dress  forgotten  but  valuable  works.  The  treasures  of  knowledge 
revealed  to  them  obtain  a  wider  circulation  by  this  manner  of  publication,  and 
those  toilers  through  old  volumes  are  not  plagiarists,  but  belong  to  a  race  of 
authors  whose  books  have  the  charm  of  originality,  while  at  the  same  time  they 
put  into  the  hands  of  the  people  works  before  known  only  to  the  wealthy,  to  vast 
libraries  or  to  that  class  of  bibliomanists  whose  enormous  heaps  of  books,  col- 
lected without  intelligent  curiosity,  were  properly  called  the  "  mad-houses  of  the 
human  mind,"  or  "  tombs  of  books." 

II.  Printing. — Printing  from  the  movable  types  is  now  generally  conceded  to 
have  been  the  invention  of  John  Guttenburg,  or  Guttemburg,  as  it  is  sometimes 
written,  a  native  and  citizen  of  Mayence  or  Mentz.  This  event  took  place  in 
1438;  and  although  there  has  been  much  controversy  on  the  subject,  and  the 
honor  has  been  claimed  for  others,  it  is  now  allowed  that  the  credit  belongs  to 
John  Guttenberg,  originator,  John  Faust,  patron  and  encourager,  and  Peter 
Schoeffer,  improver  of  the  art.  The  Chinese  undoubtedly  practiced  printing  from 
solid  blocks  as  early  as  the  930th  year  of  the  Christian  era,  and  with  the  lights  we 
now  possess  we  are  satisfied  that  this  art  was  brought  to  Europe  by  the  Venetians, 
for  we  find  that  playing  cards  were  so  produced  from  solid  blocks  at  Nuremburg, 
in  1441,  and  even  before  that  period  at  Venice.  The  mystery  of  movable  types 
was  a  secret  until  1462,  when,  at  the  sacking  of  Mentz  by  Archbishop  Adolphus, 
the  workmen  were  dispersed  and  the  art  publicly  divulged.  When  once  revealed 
the  invention  spread  rapidly,  not  only  in  Central  and  Northern  Europe,  but 
throughout  the  world.  The  original  printers  had  brought  their  art  to  wonderful  per- 
fection, and  many  of  the  books  printed  by  Guttenburg,  Faust  and  Schoeffer,  in 
respect  to  beauty,  style  and  accuracy,  greatly  surpass  many  works  in  our  day. 
The  great  variety  and  symmetry  of  the  types  are  matters  of  astonishment  to 
modern  printers,  some  of  the  fonts  being  equal  to  our  latest  designs. 

Types  are  pieces  of  metal,  as  almost  every  reader  knows,  each  containing  a 
separate  letter,  which,  by  being  arranged  into  words  can  be  subjected  to  pressure, 
and,  by  the  aid  of  ink,  leave  on  paper  a  fac  simile  of  their  surface.  They  are,  in 
fact,  letters,  and  the  printer  uses  them  in  what  is  called  composition,  or  type  set. 
ting,  just  as  the  writer,  when  he  spells,  uses  the  letters  of  the  alphabet  with  which 
his  memory  is  stored.  This  arrangement  was  a  masterly  scheme,  and  the  first 
printers  stand  forth  as  intellectual  giants,  when  we  reflect  that  they  almost  per- 
fected the  system  of  cutting,  moulding,  casting  and  setting  types  in  a  very  few 
years,  at  farthest  not  more  than  six. 


44  DALLAS — HER 


William  Caxton  was  the  first  to  introduce  the  art  in  England,  his  first  effort 
being  in  1471,  during  the  reign  of  Edward  IV.  Caxton  learned  the  secret  while  on 
a  visit  to  Cologne  the  year  previous,  where  he  printed  a  book  entitled,  "  The  Recule 
of  the  History  of  Troy."  His  first  English  production  was  entitled  the  "  Game 
and  Play  of  Chess,"  interspersed  with  wood  cuts,  which  would  appear  uncouth 
enough  to  us,  but  were  at  the  time  considered  as  admirable  specimens  of  printing. 
So  rapid  was  the  knowledge  of  printing,  as  practiced  by  Europeans,  spread,  that 
presses  were  established  in  China,  the  Phillipine  Islands,  the  Azores,  Ceylon, 
Armenia,  Macedonia,  Iceland,  North  America  and  even  Japan,  more  than  two  and 
a  half  centuries  ago.  The  art  of  typography  was  exercised  in  Mexico  before  it 
was  in  Ireland,  and  in  Peru  as  early  as  1570.  It  had  been  carried  to  Mexico  in 
1566,  about  three-quarters  of  a  century  before  it  was  practiced  in  "  these  American 
Colonies."  The  first  book  printed  in  the  United  States  was  the  "  Bay  Psalter 
Book,"  published  at  Cambridge,  Mass.,  1640.  It  enjoyed  a  wider  and  more  last- 
ing reputation  abroad,  than  any  American  work  since,  having  gone  through 
seventy  editions,  the  last  appearing  in  1759.  The  first  Bible  printed  in  America, 
was  the  famous  Indian  Bible,  of  Eliot  the  Apostle.  Fifteen  hundred  copies  were 
printed,  but  they  are  quite  rare  and  valuable,  the  Indians  who  spoke  the  language 
being  extinct,  and  the  language  unknown.  This  work  was  executed  in  1663.  In 
1686  or  1687,  William  Bradford,  a  native  of  Leicester,  Eng.,  set  up  a  press  near 
Philadelphia,  his  being  the  second  in  the  British  North  American  Colonies. 
Benjamin  Franklin  was  a  rival  of  one  Bradford,  probably  a  son  of  the  above,  and 
finally  superseded  him  in  the  business  in  that  city. 

There  are  still  many  more  facts  of  interest  connected  with  the  progress  of 
printing  in  the  United  States  that  we  would  make  use  of  but  for  fear  of  being  con- 
sidered too  voluminous,  or  rather  through  fear  of  being  charged  with  touching  upon 
subjects  that  are  not  strictly  local.  The  progress  of  improvement  in  the  mechani- 
ical  construction  of  the  printing  press,  history  proves  us  to  have  been  as  tardy  as 
that  of  the  "art  preservative  of  all  arts"  itself.  The  printing  machines  years  ago  were 
of  the  rudest  description.  The  earliest  were  something 'on  the  order  of  the  cheese 
press,  with  a  contrivance  for  running  the  form  of  types  under  the  screw  after  the 
ink  was  applied.  This  mode  was  extremely  slow,  and  yet  the  press  was  not  much 
improved  on  until  the  middle  of  the  last  century.  A  Dutch  mechanic,  named 
Blaew,  was  the  first  to  introduce  any  marked  improvement,  and  after  him  came 
Clymer,  the  American,  with  his  highly  ornamented  "Columbian,"  a  press  at  this 
day  more  generally  used  in  England  than  any  other  worked  by  hand,  whereas  it  is 
almost  unknown  to  the  rising  generation  of  printers  in  the  United  States.  The 
earliest  presses  were  made  of  wood,  and  worked  by  hand.  The  latest  are  grand 
inventions  and  bear  but  little,  if  any,  resemblance  to  their  predecessors.  Ten  tokens 
or  about  twenty-five  hundred  impressions,  was  a  good  day's  work  on  a  hand  press 
for  two  men  forty  years  ago,  now  a  single  Adams  or  Cottrill  power-press  turns  off 
that  number  in  an  hour,  the  sheets  oftentimes  being  four  times  as  large  as  those 
printed  on  the  hand-press.  And  for  rapidity,  Hoe's  grand  ten-cylinder,  a  ponder- 
ous machine  for  newspaper  printing,  capable  of  executing  12,000  to  20,000  an  hour, 


TRADE,   COMMERCE   AND   INDUSTRIES.  45 

wag  thought  to  be  the  acme  of  perfection,  but  even  it  has  given  place  to  the  Bullock 
which  from  an  endless  roll  of  paper,  feeds,  prints,  cuts  and  counts  20,000  news- 
papers per  hour  on  both  sides,  and  almost  endowed  with  intelligence,  stands 
before  all  competitors  suited  to  the  purpose  for  which  it  was  expressly  designed. 

The  general  processes  of  printing  are  nearly  the  same  in  all  offices,  and  the  art 
of  composition  or  "  type-setting,"  as  it  is  familiarly  yclept  by  members  of  the 
craft,  needs  no  supererogating  description  at  our  hands.  The  typography  of  differ- 
ent printers,  however,  is  almost  as  marked  as  their  countenances,  and  seems  to  be 
distinguished  as  readily  by  close  observers  familiar  with  the  style.  We  may  say, 
then,  in  general,  that  the  printing  houses  of  Dallas  are  well  stocked  with  plain  and 
ornamental  type,  and  an  abundance  of  other  facilities  known  only  to  modern 
printing  offices  of  the  most  complete  description.  These  are  well  capable  of  exe- 
cuting all  orders  in  book  and  magazine  printing,  while  their  job  work  embraces 
all  kinds  of  plain  and  fancy  typography,  etc. 

III.  Booksellers. — Our  task  will  be  completed  with  some  brief  mention  of  the 
bookselling  establishments  of  the  city.  We  may  say,  then,  in  their  favor,  that 
the  character  and  standing  of  these  houses  is  well  and  favorably  known  through- 
out this  section,  and  their  enterprise  and  liberality  to  the  trade  has  kept  abreast 
of  our  great  advancement.  The  shelves  of  our  dealers  are  at  all  times  replete 
with  the  latest  and  best  published  works,  from  the  most  ephemeral 
to  the  most  substantial,  and  embracing  an  almost  inconceivable  collec- 
tion of  differently-priced  and  differently-bound  and  executed  styles,  from  the 
finest  workmanship  to  the  commonest,  or  from  the  plainest  and  cheapest  paper- 
back Primer  to  the  costliest  Bible  done  in  antique  morocco,  illustrated,  and  with 
gilt  edges.  Full  assortments  of  law,  medical,  theological,  school,  statistical  and 
miscellaneous  works,  printed  in  English,  German,  French,  Italian  and  Spanish,  as 
well  as  complete  editions  of  the  works  of  ancient  Greek,  Latin  and  Hebrew 
writers,  both  in  the  original  and  translated  print,  in  fact,  everything  that  can  be 
obtained  in  Eastern  cities,  is  kept  constantly  on  hand,  or  is  soon  procured  on 
order.  They  have  also  accumulated  a  vast  stock  of  office,  counting-room,  schoolroom 
and  fancy  stationery,  blank-books  and  articles  of  kindred  character.  Dallas  deal- 
ers are  giving  strictly  Eastern  prices,  so  that  it  is  evident  that  retail  purchasers, 
as  well  as  teachers  of  schools,  seminaries  and  colleges,  will  find  it  to  their  remun- 
erative advantage  to  at  least  call  and  examine  the  stocks  and  prices  offered  in 
Dallas,  before  purchasing  elsewhere.  The  trade  is  fairly  on  the  increase,  and 
before  many  seasons  the  fortunes  as  well  as  the  fame  of  our  booksellers  will  be  of 
most  enviable  standard.  The  annual  trade  in  this  branch  will  reach  $135,000. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

It  is  impossible  to  review,  separately,  all  of  the  various  lines  of  trade  repre- 
sented in  the  city,  by  reason  of  the  disadvantages  arising  from  the  combining  of 
several  lines  in  one  house  and  the  mingling  of  the  wholesale  and  retail  operations, 
and  yet  there  is  no  branch  that  is  found  at  any  wholesale  center  in  the  country, 
but  what  is  vigorously  prosecuted  here.  In  the  line  of  furniture,  carpets,  and 


46  DALLAS — HER 


kindred  goods,  no  city  in  the  South  can  boast  of  stocks  superior  in  style,  variety, 
durability,  finish  and  price.  Some  of  the  dealers  do  a  business  of  near  $100,000 
per  annum,  and  enjoy  a  trade  from  all  the  surrounding  States. 

Paints,  oils,  sash,  doors  and  blinds,  and  builders'  supplies  generally — hard- 
ware included — are  in  some  instances  carried  collectively  by  dealers.  Drug  dealers 
also  handle  paints,  oils  and  other  supplies  of  like  character.  But  in  all  these 
lines,  trade  is  active  and  pushed  with  the  most  commendable  zeal  and  enterprise 
by  the  dealers. 

Music  and  musical  instruments,  jewelry,  watches,  etc.,  are  well  represented  by 
energetic,  pushing  business  houses,  which  prove  that  they  are  fully  up  to  the 
requirements  of  the  progressive  age,  by  the  superior  character  of  goods  handled, 
displaying  the  choicest  lines  that  can  be  secured  in  the  great  marts  of  the  world. 

In  short,  Dallas,  as  a  wholesale  market,  possesses  excellent  advantages  for  the 
buyer,  and  is  yearly  improving.  No  city  in  the  South  presents  superior  induce- 
ments to  trade  capital,  for  unquestionably  the  city  is  destined  in  the  future  to  be 
one  of  the  most  prominent  interior  wholesale  centers  in  the  Southern  States.  It 
has  all  the  necessary  elements  to  make  it  such.  In  the  center  of  what  is  most  as- 
suredly the  future  great  State  of  the  South,  with  a  most  promising  outlook  as  a 
manufacturing  center  itself,  with  numerous  and  extensive  facilities  for  transporta- 
tion, and  surrounded  by  an  immense  country,  which  can  be  almost  entirely  con- 
trolled from  this  point,  Dallas  only  requires  an  augmentation  of  capital  to  make  it 
in  a  few  years  the  boast  and  pride  of  the  Southland. 

THE   RETAIL   TRADE. 

From  the  character  of  the  circumstances  under  which  the  retail  trade,  as  a  gen- 
eral rule,  is  conducted  in  Dallas — and  which  has  been  duly  explained — a  detailed 
statement  or  analysis  of  its  various  lines  and  divisions  will  not  be  expected  by  the 
readers  of  this  work,  nor  is  there  any  necessity  for  it.  Any  business  man  of  ordi- 
nary intelligence  can,  with  the  general  mass  of  information  contained  in  these  pages 
spread  before  him,  readily  estimate  with  tolerable  accuracy  the  value  of  the  retail 
trade,  and  perceive  the  important  inducements  held  out  by  the  city  to  those  desir- 
ous to  establish  a  retail  business  of  any  description.  Every  line  of  business,  com- 
mon to  a  live,  progressive,  mercantile  and  manufacturing  point,  is  represented  here, 
and  represented  in  a  manner  eminently  worthy  of  the  magnificent  attractions 
which  have  drawn  them  hither.  Whether  in  the  amount  of  stock  carried,  the 
character  of  goods,  or  the  variety  constantly  kept  on  hand,  no  city  in  the  Union,  of 
equal  population,  surpasses  Dallas.  As  a  class,  the  retail  merchants  are  distin- 
guished as  live,  energetic  business  men,  courteous  and  accommodating,  and  thor- 
oughly reliable  in  all  dealings  with  the  public.  And  they  are  not  less  worthy  of 
special  mention  for  their  enterprise  in  keeping  in  the  very  front  rank  of  trade  in 
their  own  lines,  than  for  the  public  spirit  they  always  manifest  in  warmly  and 
earnestly  seconding  every  movement  designed  to  advance  the  general  business  and 
material  interests  of  the  city  at  large.  To  the  progressive  retail  merchants,  as  much 
as  to  any  other  class  of  its  citizens,  does  Dallas  owe,  not  only  the  many  public  im- 


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provements  that  now  honor  and  adorn  the  city,  but  many  of  the  most  important 
public  enterprises  that  had  the  effect  to  draw  trade  here  from  a  distance,  such  as 
railroads,  etc.,  and  to  which  public  spirited  works  the  proud  distinction  of  the 
Queen  City  is  in  the  main  largely  to  be  ascribed. 

Inasmuch,  however,  as  Dallas  is  rapidly  increasing  in  population  and  wealth, 
and  developing  its  magnificent  advantages  for  commerce  and  manufactures,  there 
is  perhaps  no  point  in  the  entire  South,  where  real  live  business  men  can  find  bet- 
ter openings  in  either  wholesale  or  retail  trade  lines  than  here.  No  branch  of  busi- 
ness seems  to  be  overdone,  from  the  fact  that  all  are  found  to  be  in  an  eminently 
prosperous  condition.  Merchants  abroad,  contemplating  a  change  of  location,  will 
certainly  consult  their  own  interest  by  inspecting  the  field  here,  and  seeing  for 
themselves  the  advantages  it  possesses,  and  availing  themselves  of  the  general  invi- 
tation thus  extended;  they  may  rest  assured  of  being  cordially  received  by  the 
business  men  of  every  class  and  the  entire  public,  for  no  other  city  in  the  South 
more  fully  appreciates  the  truth  conveyed  in  the  words,  "  There  is  room  enough 
for  all." 

THE  MANUFACTURES  OF   DALLAS. 

That  Dallas  is  eminently  qualified  to  become  a  great  manufacturing  center, 
has  been  clearly  demonstrated  by  the  review  of  the  advantages  it  possesses  in  raw 
materials — the  abundance,  the  variety  and  the  contiguity  of  supply.  While  several 
important  factors  are  admitted  to  be  absolutely  necessary  in  establishing  a  center 
for  manufactures,  precedence  must  be  given  to  the  proximity  of  raw  material. 
Possessed  of  this  advantage,  the  remaining  element  necessary  to  make  manufactur- 
ing industries  lucrative,  can  readily  be  acquired  by  genuine  enterprise,  practical 
knowledge,  and  capital. 

COTTON-SEED   OIL   MANUFACTURES. 

This  is  comparatively  a  new  industry  which  has  been  developed  since  the  war, 
and  the  numerous  advantages  which  have  accrued  to  mankind  therefrom,  are  still 
more  forcible  evidence  of  the  grand  wealth  of  benefits  which  nature  has  chosen  to 
shower  upon  this  world  through  the  medium  of  the  prolific  cotton  plant.  The 
latest  discoveries  of  the  useful  properties  contained  in  it,  also  suggest  to  scientific 
minds  the  strong  probability  that  the  possibilities  of  this  rare  product  are  by  no 
means  exhausted,  consequently  still  more  surprising  developments  of  its  capabil- 
ities may  be  looked  for. 

The  mass  of  intelligent  readers  are  pretty  thoroughly  acquainted  with  the  na- 
ture 6f  the  purposes  to  which  cotton  seed  have  in  recent  years  been  put,  but  for 
the  enlightenment  of  any  who  may  not  have  had  the  opportunity  to  post  them- 
selves on  the  subject,  we  will  briefly  state  the  useful  properties  that  the  world  is 
enjoying  partly  through  the  energetic  enterprise  of  the  Dallas  cotton-seed  oil  mills. 

The  seed  after  being  hulled  are  ground  into  meal  and  put  through  a  steaming 
process,  and  then  subjected  to  the  pressure  of  powerful  machinery,  which  produces 
a  crude  oil.  This  is  refined  and  used  for  a  multitude  of  purposes.  Purified  by 
chemicals  it  is  called  "  white  oil",  valued  as  an  illuminating  agent  under  any  cir- 


48  DALLAS — HER 


cumstances,  and  especially  in  mines  where  it  remains  in  a  liquid  state  at  a  much 
lower  temperature  than  will  lard  oil.  It  is  also  valuable  for  its  lubricating  proper- 
ties and  is  extensively  used  for  such  purposes. 

Cleansed  with  soda  it  is  designated  cotton-butter  oil,  or  olive  butter  in  North- 
ern markets.  It  is  used  extensively  for  cooking  purposes,  is  cheaper  than  lard  and 
being  equally  as  pure,  is  used  in  the  adulteration  of  lard.  It  is  used  for  preserv- 
ing sardines,  and  in  salad  dressing  under  its  legitimate  name  and  title,  and,  also, 
after  its  return  from  a  European  tour  during  which  absence  from  its  native  clime 
it  gets  into  attractive  made  bottles  embellished  with  pretty  labels  which  indicate 
the  contents  to  be  "pure  olive  oil." 

The  meal  after  the  oil  is  expressed  is  worth  $20  per  ton  as  stock-feed,  and  is 
also  converted  into  fertilizing  substances.  The  refuse  from  purifying  the  oil  is  val- 
uable as  soap-stock,  while  the  hulls  make  excellent  fuel,  and  from  its  ashes  a  first- 
rate  quality  of  potash  is  made. 

Such  in  brief  are  the  benefits  going  out  to  the  world  from  this  invaluable  in- 
dustry, in  which  there  is  one  company  engaged  in  this  city,  the  statistics  of  which 
were  not  obtainable. 

FLOUR   AND    GRIST   MILLS. 

The  fact  that  Texas  is  fast  becoming  a  great  wheat  growing  State,  also  that 
the  quality  of  the  wheat  grown  in  this  State  ranks  equal  to  any  grown  in  the  North 
or  West,  it  is  not  strange  that  Dallas  should  aspire  to  fame  as  a  grinder  of  wheat. 
There  are  two  mills  in  this  city.  This  most  laudable  enterprise  is  a  striking  illus- 
tration of  the  favorable  advantages  for  manufactures  in  general  at  this  point,  and 
shows  also  that  there  is  the  true  spirit  of  progression  in  the  city,  which,  appreciat- 
ing its  powers,  is  determined  to  develop  them  to  the  highest  conditions  of  useful- 
ness. The  mills,  which  are  capable  of  turning  out  350  barrels  of  flour  per  day,  are 
conducted  upon  the  most  improved  system  for  reducing  the  grain  to  flour^  having 
adopted  the  roller  process  and  being  provided  with  the  latest  approved  appliances 
for  producing  the  highest  standard  of  goods.  No  better  evidence  is  required  of 
the  superior  qualities  of  the  flour  manufactured  by  Dallas  mills  than  is  furnished 
by  the  popularity  of  the  product  turned  out  and  which  is  constantly  growing  as 
shown  by  the  trade,  having  reached  to  over  half  a  million  dollars  last  year.  The 
grist  mills  of  the  city  are  equally  as  prosperous  and  are  rapidly  assuming  the  front 
rank  in  this  important  line  of  industry  in  the  South  by  the  excellence  of  goods 
turned  out,  and  which  in  every  respect  competes  with  Western  products. 

ICE   MANUFACTURING. 

To  procure  and  keep  natural  formed  ice  in  the  South  is  attended  by  such  grave 
difficulties  as  to  make  the  business  extremely  hazardous  and  one  in  which  there  is 
but  little  inducement  for  capital  to  embark,  from  the  fact  that  however  necessary  it 
may  be  to  the  human  family,  its  cost  has  made  it  a  luxury  that  the  masses  could 
not  afford.  As  a  consequence  the  profits  so  illy  recompensed  the  outlay  in  hand- 
ling that  until  within  very  recent  years  what  little  business  there  was  in  this  line 
in  the  South  was  confined  to  a  very  few  hands,  and  those  few  not  infrequently 


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were  in  despair  over  the  heavy  losses  through  wastage,  and  falling  off  in  consump- 
tion by  necessitated  increase  of  prices.  Under  the  stress  of  circumstances,  how- 
ever, modern  ingenuity  has  made  a  radical  change  in  those  disagreeable  features, 
and  now  the  entire  South  can  enjoy  the  whole  year  round  the  luxury  of  pure  ice 
in  abundance,  and  ice  even  cheaper  than — as  a  rule — can  be  furnished  to  consum- 
ers in  the  North.  And  to  such  a  high  state  of  perfection  has  the  manufacture  of 
ice  by  chemical  process  been  brought  that,  notwithstanding  it  may  still  be  said  to 
be  in  its  infancy,  the  artificial  article  will  upon  its  merits  alone  compete  so  success- 
fully with  the  natural  product  that  it  will  eventually  prove  a  formidable  rival  in 
the  coldest  climates,  while  in  the  South  its  supremacy  has  been  thoroughly  estab- 
lished since,  we  might  truthfully  say,  the  first  hour  of  its  inception.  The  manu- 
facture of  the  article  has  been  successfully  carried  on  in  this  city  for  several  years, 
the  company  having  so  popularized  its  product  by  improving  its  excellence  of 
purity  to  the  highest  standard,  and  its  cost  to  the  lowest  minimum  as  to  be  com- 
pelled to  annually  enlarge  its  capacity. 

SOAP   MANUFACTURING. 

Another  remarkable  evidence  of  the  broad-gauge  character  of  Dallas'  advantages 
for  manufactures,  is  to  be  seen  in  the  extensive  soap  works  established  here,  and 
which  rank  among  the  very  largest  in  the  South,  and  among  the  most  thoroughly 
appointed  in  improved  facilities  for  manufacturing  first-class  goods  in  the  country. 
The  output  of  these  works  now  aggregates  about  two  million  pounds  per  annum, 
embracing  every  grade  of  soap  from  standard  laundry  to  the  most  superior  quality 
for  toilet  use.  The  assertion  that  these  works  can  compete  with  and  even  discount 
Northern  manufacturers  is  certainly  attested  to  by  the  popularity  of  the  goods 
turned  out  and  the  increasing  prosperity  of  the  trade. 

BRICK   MANUFACTURING. 

The  manufacture  of  brick  is  an  industry  of  very  recent  establishment  in 
Dallas,  the  supply  of  such  building  material  having  been  imported  principally 
from  the  North.  But  the  clay  suitable  for  making  brick,  which  cannot  possibly 
be  excelled  in  quality,  is  in  abundance  in  the  vicinity  of  this  city,  and  the  rapid 
progression  of  late  years  has  developed  the  energy  and  enterprise  for  utilizing  this 
raw  stuff  and  building  up  an  industry  which  is  creditable  and  profitable  to  those 
engaged  in  it,  and  of  incalculable  benefit  to  the  city.  There  is  now  no  necessity 
for  sending  abroad  for  brick  of  any  description,  as  every  grade  of  building  brick, 
from  common  to  the  most  elaborate  ornamental  make,  and  also  the  most  excellent 
qualities  of  fire  brick,  can  be  and  are  made  here  at  home,  by  the  most  im- 
proved methods  known  to  the  craft,  and  by  the  assistance  of  the  most  skillful  labor 
that  is  procurable.  Moreover  the  supply  of  raw  material  is  inexhaustible, 
and  therefore,  the  supply  of  the  finished  product  can  be  increased  to  meet 
the  demands  of  all  future  time.  Already  has  the  superiority  of  Dallas-made 
brick  extended  throughout  this  State,  Mississippi,  Georgia  and  Florida,  bring- 


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ing  prosperity  to  the  manufacturers,  and  the  growth  of  the  trade  is  of  such 
a  rapid  nature  as  to  well  indicate  its  future  greatness  and  encourage  capital  to 
seek  this  point  for  investment  in  like  industrial  pursuits. 

WOOD-WORKING   ESTABLISHMENTS. 

Under  this  general  heading  we  embrace  all  manufacturers  and  workers  in 
wood,  including  carpentering  and  building.  It  covers  a  host  of  industries,  which 
as  a  mass,  are  thriving  enterprises,  conducted  with  such  energy  and  skill  and  are 
surrounded  by  such  promising  circumstances,  as  to  readily  indicate  to  an  observer 
that  there  is  a  future  filled  with  the  brightest  prosperity  for  these  industrious 
and  persevering  workers.  Under  this  head  we  have  ten  cabinet-makers,  two 
cooper  shops,  one  barrel  factory,  and  a  wooden- ware  factory.  While  all  are  worthy 
of  the  highest  praise  as  honorable  and  useful  lines,  which  have  been  developed  by 
indefatigable  industry  to  a  condition  in  which  the  success  is  commensurate  with 
the  amount  of  labor  and  capital  invested,  they  still  are  entitled  to  nothing  more 
than  mediocre  distinction. 

From  a  first  glance  at  this  condition  of  things  one  is  disposed  to  think  it 
strange  that  it  should  be  so,  with  the  wealth  of  advantages  at  this  point  for  estab- 
lishing and  maintaining  with  the  highest  possible  success  an  almost  innumerable 
array  of  wood  manufacturing  interests,  which  should  compare  in  vastness  of  oper- 
ations with  any  in  the  country.  A  little  reflection,  however,  soon  dispels  such 
thoughts.  Dallas  has  not  yet  reached  the  state  of  perfection  by  any  means.  It 
is  only  just  now  in  the  first  stages  of  development.  It  is  only  of  late  years  ihat 
its  own  people  have  begun  to  realize  the  true  extent  of  its  advantages  and  powers. 
These  grand  opportunities,  these  mighty  levers  which  will  eventually  uplift  the 
city  to  its  destined  position  among  the  most  exalted,  cannot  be  seized  upon  and 
made  to  wield  their  mightiest  efforts  in  a  space  of  time  which,  comparatively,  is 
no  greater  than  the  breadth  of  the  human  hand.  All  the  circumstances  necessary 
to  insure  a  proper  development  must  first  be  made  favorable  for  perfect  action, 
and  to  accomplish  this  alone  requires  much  time  and  constant  labor.  It  is  upon 
this  part  of  the  work  that  the  people  of  Dallas  are  now  industriously  engaged. 
They  are  putting  in,  so  to  speak,  the  substructure  of  the  grand  fabric  they  intend 
to  rear.  They  are  mindful  of  the  important  fact  that  if  this  foundation  be  strong 
and  perfect,  the  work  of  elevating  the  superstructure  in  all  the  completeness  of 
design  and  fullness  of  architectural  beauty,  will  be  a  light  and  much  more  agree- 
able task. 

THE   POSSIBILITIES   OF   THE   FUTURE 

for  manufactures  in  Dallas  are  indeed  eminently  grand.  Every  class  can  and  will 
be  made  to  flourish.  The  advantages  are  not  for  the  few,  but  for  the  many,  with- 
out distinction  of  kind.  The  opportunities  are  unsurpassed,  and  capital  seeking 
investment  can  find  no  point  that  will  guarantee  a  higher  percentage  of  divi- 
dends than  the  Queen  City  of  Texas.  We  will  enumerate  just  a  few  manufactur- 


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ing  lines  in  which  capital  could  be  safely   and  profitably  employed  in  Dallas  to- 
day, upon  an  extensive  scale. 

Wood-working  concerns  of  every  description — furniture  factories,  box  facto- 
ries, carriage  and  wagon  manufactories,  wood  novelty  works,  sash,  blind  and  door 
factories,  and  many  others  that  would  readily  suggest  themselves  to  a  person  con- 
versant with  the  resources  of  wood  as  a  material  of  manufacture.  In  miscellaneous 
manufacture,  the  host  is  innumerable,  for  instance,  boot  and  shoe  manufactory,  cloth- 
ing manufactory,  tannery,  bagging  factory,  bag  factory,  paper  box  factory,  paper  mill, 
pottery  and  porcelain  ware  making — but  enough.  The  opportunities  are  here.  The 
resources  are  here.  The  capital  is  wanted  here.  There  is  a  broad  and  open  spirit 
controlling  the  city,  which  has  opened  wide  its  portals  to  the  progressive  capitalists 
and  the  skilled  mechanics  of  all  climes,  cordially  inviting  them  to  come  and  par- 
take of  Texas'  storehouse  of  riches.  This  generous  bidding  has  not  been  made  for 
an  especial  occasion.  It  is  a  carte-blanche  that  may  be  taken  advantage  of  at  any 
time,  with  an  assurance  of  meeting  a  hearty  welcome.  And  it  is  pleasing  to  note 
that  its  liberal  tone  has  inspired  so  many  with  confidence,  but  what  is  still  more 
satisfying  is  the  fact  that  every  new  factor  which  becomes  incorporated  with  the 
local  autonomy,  zealously  enters  into  the  work  of  advancing  Dallas'  interests.  The 
effect  of  this  is  so  positively  beneficial  to  the  city,  that  none  would  dare  question 
the  wisdom  of  the  methods  employed  to  bring  it  about.  Every  new  shop  or  fac- 
tory brings  new  people,  who  are  tenants  for  new  houses  and  customers  of  new 
merchants,  who  in  turn  demand  new  stores.  Are  there  any  who  would  have  it 
otherwise  ?  On  manufactories  alone  depend  everything,  and  to  properly  and  fully 
develop  them  more  new  men  are  wanted,  new  capital  must  be  enlisted,  and  new 
energy  be  gathered  within  the  city's  gates.  This  cannot  be  more  effectually  accom- 
plished than  by  going  to  the  outside  world,  and  showing  what  has  been  done  and 
what  can  be  done. 

CONCLUSIONS. 

In  our  brief  review  of  Dallas  as  a  center  for  commerce  and  manufactures,  we 
have  endeavored  to  demonstrate  its  advantages  in  every  respect,  showing  not  only 
what  can  be  done,  but  what  has  been  accomplished  by  the  pioneers,  in  order  to 
pave  the  way  for  others.  We  have  seen  the  character  of  the  work  done,  and  know  that 
from  its  proportions  it  must  be  immensely  valuable,  financially  speaking.  For 
various  reasons  we  have  been  able  to  fix  the  sum  total  for  every  branch  of  trade  in 
this  city.  In  some  departments  we  were  unable  to  obtain  the  desired  information 
unless  it  were  founded  on  surmises  of  the  vaguest  nature,  for  the  man  has  yet  to  be 
born,  and,  besides,  be  vouchsafed  prying  qualities  and  inquisitiveness  supernatural, 
to  enable  him  to  form  any  correct  idea  of  trades,  where  large  dealers  have  a  horror 
of  tax-gatherers,  and  small  dealers  a  penchant  for  making  their  business  appear  as 
large  as  possible,  and  oftentimes  swelling  their  volumes  beyond  such  reason  that 
even  a  newspaper  reporter  would  be  put  to  blush.  However,  after  laborious  and 
painstaking  examination,  we  present  below  a  statement,  the  result  partly  of  our  own 
conclusions,  partly  on  information  furnished  by  merchants  and  manufacturers  as 


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DALLAS — HER 


to  their  own  business,  and  partly  from  a  mean  of  estimates  of  those  having  some 
knowledge  as  to  the  business  of  reticent  firms : 

Wholesale  and  Jobbing  Trade $15,000,000 

Manufactures 6,000,000 

Cotton  (estimated) 2,000,000 

Ketail  Trade 3,000,000 

Commission,  except  import 1,580,000 


Total $27,580,000 

If  to  the  above  figures  be  added  the  transactions  in  real  estate,  operations  of 
builders,  and  the  many  branches  of  business  not  ascertainable  it  will  advance 
the  total  annual  business  conducted  in  Dallas  to  nearly 

THIRTY    MILLION    OF    DOLLARS. 

In  view  of  this  result,  a  result  as  unexpected  by  the  writer  as  it  will  probably 
be  surprising  to  the  reader,  a  result  in  which  the  constituents  are  given  with  such 
particularity  as  to  enable  any  one  of  ordinary  intelligence,  who  doubts  its  correct- 
ness, to  test  the  general  accuracy  thereof  by  personal  investigation,  in  view  of  this 
result  then,  may  we  not  truthfully  assert  that  Dallas  is  already  a  great  commer- 
cial and  manufacturing  city. 


-THE- 


UNITED   STATES   MILLER, 


E.  HARRISON  CAWKER,  PUBLISHER, 


MILWAUKEE,  WIS. 


THE  UNITED  STATES  MILLEB  is  a  paper  published  in 
the  interest  of  the  Flour  and  Grain  Trade,  which  has  been 
established  nine  years,  and  is  recognized  as  an  authority  on  Flour 
Milling  matters  throughout  the  world.  It  reaches  every  Flour  Mill, 
great  and  small,  and  every  mill-furnishing  establishment  in  tlie  United 
States  and  Canada. 

It  is  on  file  with  Secretaries  of  American  and  European  Boards 
of  Trade,  and  United  States  Consuls  everywhere. 

Address,  UNITED  STATES  MILLER, 

MILWAUKEE,    WIS. 


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REPRESENTATIVE    HOUSES. 


C.  E.  MOMAND  &  BRO.— GROCERS,  1102,  1104  AND  1106  ELM  STREET. 

Probably  no  city  on  the  continent  offers  more  inducements  than  Dallas  to  the 
man  of  nerve  and  enterprise  who  desires  to  go  into  business  with  small  capital. 
Remarkable  instances  of  great  growth  and  increase  in  business  have  occurred  in 
the  city,  but  we  do  not  know  of  a  more  startling  instance  than  that  of  the  house 
whose  name  heads  this  article.  These  gentlemen  began  business  here  three  years 
ago  on  a  capital  of  $1,000.  To-day  they  carry  a  stock  valued  at  $8,000,  and  their 
sales  aggregate  $80,000  annually.  Besides  the  great  increase  shown  in  these  fig- 
ures, they  have  also  established  a  branch  house  at  Decatur,  with  a  stock  worth 
$8,000  and  which  does  $75,000  worth  of  business  annually.  This  seems  almost 
incredible,  but  it  is  easily  accounted  for.  These  gentlemen,  when  they  went  into 
business  here,  were  experienced  men,  having  been  engaged  in  the  grocery  trade  for 
many  years.  It  took  them  but  a  short  time  to  find  out  that  the  people  of  Dallas 
were  quick  to  recognize  and  appreciate  enterprise,  and  always  willing  to  support  it. 
They  therefore  made  a  study  of  the  wants  of  the  people  and  went  to  work  to  pro- 
cure the  goods  that  would  meet  and  satisfy  those  wants.  They  bought  the  best 
brands  of  goods  known  to  the  market,  they  put  their  money  only  in  articles  that 
they  knew  would  sell,  and  did  not  pack  their  shelves  with  a  lot  of  things  to  grow 
stale  and  be  sold  at  a  sacrifice.  They  brought  many  articles  to  the  city  which  had 
not  been  kept  by  the  old-line  grocers,  and  the  consequence  was  that  people  soon 
began  going  to  them  for  things  they  could  not  get  elsewhere,  and  finding  there 
such  attractions  in  the  way  of  fine  goods,  low  prices  and  variety,  they  concluded 
that  this  was  the  place  they  had  been  looking  for,  and  so  staid.  The  Messrs. 
Momand  keep  the  best  brands  of  teas,  coffees,  sugars,  syrups,  spices,  dried  and 
canned  goods  that  can  be  procured  in  any  market,  and  sell  them  at  the  lowest 
prices.  They  employ  ample  help  and  each  and  all  customers  receive  the  utmost 
kindness  and  courtesy.  They  occupy  a  room  which  'covers  an  area  of  60x75  feet, 
is  well  located  and  conveniently  arranged  for  their  business.  Honest,  reliable  and 
progressive  in  all  their  business  undertakings,  courteous,  affable  and  polite  in  their 
manners,  these  gentlemen  have  succeeded  on  their  merits  alone,  and  are  well  en- 
titled to  the  creditable  and  lucrative  business  which  they  now  enjoy.  It  gives  us 
pleasure  to  recommend  so  worthy  an  establishment  to  the  confidence  of  our 
readers. 


W.  H.  ABRAMS — LAND  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  TEXAS  PACIFIC  RAILWAY  Co.,  411 
MAIN  STREET. 

Coming  within  the  scope  of  a  volume  such  as  this,  covering  the  salient  points 
of  commercial  and  industrial  interest  of  a  city  of  such  rapid  growth  as  Dallas, 
there  is  no  kind  of  business  of  so  much  general  interest  to  the  public,  and  upon 


54  DALLAS — HER 


which  so  much  of  the  prosperity  of  the  city  depends,  as  that  of  the  real  estate 
agent.  The  tide  of  immigration  is  set  towards  this  city  and  section  from  the  East, 
and  thousands  are  coming  here  annually  to  find  homes  for  their  families  and  a 
field  for  their  capital  or  their  skill  and  industry,  whichever  it  may  be,  upon  which 
they  depend  for  sustenanca  and  support.  That  section  of  country  which  has  the 
greatest  inducements  to  offer  will  get  the  largest  share  of  the  settlers,  and  will 
prosper  and  build  up  accordingly,  and  the  exponent  of  the  city  or  section  in  hold- 
ing out  these  inducements  is  the  real  estate  agent;  the  man  who  makes  it  his 
business  to  let  the  outside  world  know  the  advantages  which  he  can  offer  in  the 
way  of  cheap  and  good  lands,  etc.  Prominent  among  the  many  enterprising  land 
agents  of  Dallas,  who  have  aided  in  great  degree  in  bringing  immigrants  to  the 
city  and  State,  is  W.  H.  Abrams,  land  commissioner  Texas  Pacific  Railway. 
Mr.  Abrams  has  control  of  a  large  quantity  of  land,  embracing  some  of  the  finest 
farming  and  grazing  lands  in  the  State  of  Texas,  which  he  sells  at  remarkably  low 
prices  and  on  terms  to  suit  the  purchasers.  He  controls  land  in  the  following 
counties,  in  the  quantities  stated:  Bowie  21,575,  Red  River  6,456,  Lamar  795,  Col- 
lin  89,  Denton  2,663,  Wise  959,  Tarrant  625,  Van  Zandt  1,686,  Rains  2,452,  Parker 
7,960,  Palo  Pinto  2,338,  Jack  1,280,  Stephens  18,535,  Baylor  2,040,  Callahan  48,589, 
Taylor  27,850,  Jones  11,576,  Dimmitt  14,720,  Edwards  10,180,  Crockett  4,540,  Nolan 
50,040,  Fisher  20,908,  Stonewall  6,260,  Mitchell  81,163,  Scurry  5,10f5,  Kent  1,965, 
Howard  196,061,  Wilbarger  13,320,  Borden  170,OS9,  Martin  196,552,  Dawson  106,176, 
Andrews  42,373,  Tom  Green  1,106,411,  Pecos  553,150,  Presidio  368,114,  El  Paso 
1,303,380,  Clay  14,080,  Cooke  1,280,  Brown  3,180,  Eastland  3,640,  Comanche  380. 
The  title  to  all  these  lands  is  perfect,  having  come  by  patent  from  the  State 
of  Texas  to  the  Texas  Pacific  Railway,  and  there  is  no  possible  litigation  for 
purchasers  to  fear.  Mr.  Abrams  is  a  wide-awake,  active,  energetic  man,  honest, 
upright  and  liberal  in  business,  pleasant,  affable  and  courteous  in  manner,  a  man 
with  whom  it  is  a  pleasure  to  have  any  business  transaction.  Send  to  him  for 
maps,  circulars  and  price  lists. 

DALLAS  WIRE  WORKS — H.  HOLDERSBACH,  MANUFACTURER  OF  PLAIN  AND  ORNA- 
MENTAL WIRE  AND  IRON  WORK,  945  ELM  STREET. 

Among  the  many  industrial  and  manufacturing  establishments  of  the  city, 
there  is  none  of  more  general  merit,  or  of  greater  interest  to  the  community,  than 
the  one  mentioned  above.  Although  only  having  been  in  business  here  since 
August,  1884,  still,  such  was  the  demand  for  a  manufacturing  establishment  of 
that  character,  and  such  the  excellence  of  the  wares  manufactured,  that  already 
this  establishment  occupies  a  leading  place  among  the  manufacturing  institutions 
of  Dallas.  The  building  occupied  is  a  two-story  brick,  25x45  feet  in  size,  and 
fitted  up  with  all  the  necessary  machinery  and  conveniences  for  manufacturing 
wire  of  all  kinds,  of  the  best  grade  and  at  the  lowest  price.  This  house  will  make 
to  order,  in  the  most  approved  style  and  of  the  best  material,  plain  or  ornamental 
wire  and  iron  work  of  any  description  for  gardens,  parks,  parlors,  stores,  churches, 
cemeteries,  banks,  markets,  butcher  shops,  stables,  hot-houses  and  other  purposes, 


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55 


such  as  frames,  summer  houses,  arbors,  arches,  trellises,  bordering,  fencing,  railing, 
tree  guards,  chairs,  settees,  flower  stands,  baskets,  store  fixtures,  brackets,  milliners' 
stands,  wire  figures,  crosses,  anchors,  wreaths,  house  guards,  sponge  baskets,  win- 
dow guards,  fenders,  spark  guards,  wire  shutters  and  gates,  office  and  bar  railing, 
iron  bedsteads,  wire  signs  and  cages  of  every  size.  Mr.  Holdersbach  is  a  practical 
workman  himself,  understanding  his  business  thoroughly  in  every  department 
and,  therefore,  he  allows  no  work  to  leave  his  establishment  that  is  not  done  in  the 
most  workmanlike  manner.  It  is  for  this  reason  that  his  house  has,  in  so  short  a 
time,  acquired  a  reputation  for  reliability  and  substantial  work,  which  gives  it 
precedence  among  the  manufacturing  establishments  of  the  city.  The  proprietor 
looks  carefully  after  every  detail  of  his  business,  confident,  as  he  is,  that  the  way 
to  achieve  success  is  to  merit  it.  His  trade  has  already  assumed  gratifying  pro- 
portions, and  under  his  skillful  guidance  and  the  well-known  honesty  and  integrity 
of  the  principles  upon  which  he  conducts  his  business,  it  is  increasing  daily.  This 
house  is  earnestly  recommended  to  the  confidence  and  patronage  of  a  generous 
public. 

MURPHY  &  BOLANZ — (SUCCESSORS  TO  JONES  &  MURPHY),  REAL  ESTATE  AND  COL- 
LECTING AGENTS,  709  MAIN  STREET. 

First  among  the  many  reliable  and  popular  real  estate  firms  in  the  city,  is  the 
well-known  and  reliable  firm  of  Murphy  &  Bolanz.  This  house  has  been  doing 
business  here  for  ten  years  and  enjoys  a  larger  share  of  the  public  patronage  than 


LAND  AGENTS.  / >"  DALLAS.TE>C^ 


any  of  its  contemporaries  in  the  city.  They  deal  principally  in  city  property, 
buying,  selling,  renting  and  leasing,  furnishing  abstracts  of  title,  negotiating  loans, 
and  also  attend  to  the  business  of  non-resident  property  owners,  paying  taxes  and 
collecting  rents,  and  all  matters  entrusted  to  them  receive  their  careful  and  con- 
scentious  consideration  and  attention.  These  gentlemen  are  about  erecting,  for 


56  DALLAS HER 


their  own  use,  a  handsome  three-story  brick  business  house,  which  will  be,  when 
completed,  one  of  the  finest  in  the  city,  and  will  contain  all  the  modern  conveni- 
ences appropriate  to  a  building  of  that  kind.  The  members  of  this  firm  are  well- 
known  in  this  city  and  throughout  the  surrounding  country  as  men  of  energy  and 
progressiveness,  and  are  among  the  most  public  spirited  citizens  of  Dallas.  They 
are  thoroughly  honest  and  reliable  and  fully  merit  the  popularity  which  they  en- 
joy, and  the  success  which  they  have  achieved. 

H.  F.  LAMMERS  &  CO. — MANUFACTURERS'  AGENTS  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS, 
403  MAIN  STREET. 

Among  the  sketches  of  industries  carried  on  in  this  busy  city  of  Dallas,  none 
are  of  more  importance  to  the  State  than  the  house  heading  this  article,  and 
although  the  firm  is  a  new  one  they  have  the  vigor  of  youth  and  experience  with 
the  house  of  H.  F.  Lammers  to  whose  business  they  succeed.  The  individual 
members  of  the  firm  are  E.  S.  Lammers  and  W.  A.  Heityeberg.  They  start  out  as 
commission  merchants  and  manufacturers'  agents  and  will  handle  flour,  produce, 
and  all  such  goods  as  are  raised  or  needed  in  this  growing  State.  They  are  enabled 
as  manufacturers'  agents  to  sell  goods  at  manufacturers'  prices,  and  their  patrons 
may  feel  proud  in  being  favored  by  doing  business  with  a  firm  able  to  offer  so 
many  inducements,  while  consignors  of  goods  will  find  these  men  are  making 
ready  sales  and  at  fair  prices.  All  the  transactions  of  the  house  are  conducted 
upon  fair  and  honorable  business  principles,  making  their  establishment  one  of  the 
first-class  houses  of  Dallas  and  one  where  business  transactions  will  prove  pleasant 
as  well  as  profitable. 

GOLDSMITH  BROS. — JOBBERS  IN  GENERAL  MERCHANDISE,   714  ELM    STREET; 

NEW  YORK   OFFICE,  423   BROADWAY. 

Among  the  many  large  and  handsome  establishments  to  which  the  denizens 
of  the  "  Queen  City  of  Texas "  can  "  point  with  pride,"  none  presents  a  more 
attractive  display  than  that  of  Goldsmith  Bros.,  jobbers  in  dry  goods,  millinery 
goods,  notions,  etc.,  714  Elm  street.  This  house  was  established  ten  years  ago, 
and  has  procured  a  strong  hold  upon  the  confidence  and  trade  of  the  city,  county, 
and  indeed  the  entire  northern  portion  of  Texas,  for  their  trade  extends  over  it  all. 
They  are  well  located  on  the  busiest  part  of  one  of  the  main  thoroughfares  of  the 
city,  and  they  occupy  two  stories  of  a  building  which  covers  an  area  of  30x100 
feet,  completely  filling  it  with  their  $50,000  stock.  Their  stock  consists  of  a  large 
and  complete  assortment  of  dry  goods,  with  a  special  line  of  handsome  dress  goods, 
silks,  satins,  velvets,  etc.  Their  millinery  department  is  filled  with  everything  in 
that  line  that  the  human  mind  can  devise,  or  the  feminine  heart  desire,  their  stock 
of  ribbons,  crepes,  feathers,  laces,  ornaments,  ruchings  and  veilings  being  especially 
fine  in  quantity,  quality  and  variety.  The  personnel  of  the  firm  is  Isidor  Goldsmith 
and  Max  Goldsmith,  gentlemen  who  enjoy  the  confidence  of  their  associates  in  busi- 
ness, and  are  also  highly  esteemed  in  private  and  social  circles.  In  fact  the  estab- 
lishment is  looked  upon  as  one  that  stands  quite  alone  in  its  line,  as  the  firm  who 


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own  and  control  it  stand  among  the  first  in  the  city  as  substantial  and  representa- 
tive business  men.  The  Messrs.  Goldsmith  also  have  an  office* in  New  York  city, 
at  423  Broadway,  which  enables  them  to  buy  the  most  fashionable  goods  at  the 
lowest  market  prices,  and  to  keep  their  stock  replenished  with  the  freshest  designs 
and  latest  patterns.  This  firm  we  cheerfully  recommend  to  the  public  as  worthy  a 
liberal  patronage  and  our  readers  who  are  doing  business  in  the  towns  of  Texas 
will  find  it  to  their  interest  to  examine  their  large  and  choice  stock  of  goods  when 
in  Dallas  and  we  feel  assured  they  will  never  regret  it. 

W.  S.  BRYANT'S  TEXAS  LOAN  OFFICE--No.  711  MAIN  STREET. 

This  is  a  new  institution,  having  been  in  business  only  since  June  1884,  but  if 
its  success  up  to  the  present  time  may  be  taken  as  an  earnest  of  that  which  it  shall 
accomplish  in  the  future,  it  is  destined  to  a  prosperous  career.  Mr.  Bryant,  the 
proprietor  of  this  establishment,  is  a  native  of  Illinois,  but  has  been  living  in 
Texas  ten  years,  during  which  time  he  has  become  well  and  favorably  known  to 
many  of  our  citizens,  as  a  man  of  uprightness  and  honesty.  His  business  he  con- 
ducts on  principles  of  the  highest  mercantile  integrity  and  the  utmost  reliance  may 
be  placed  in  his  word.  At  this  house  money  is  loaned  upon  jewelry,  or  any  other 
article  of  value  and  of  general  use.  The  advances  made  upon  articles  at  this  in- 
stitution are  most  liberal  and  the  rates  of  interest  charged  entirely  reasonable.  Mr. 
Bryant's  well-known  high  character  for  honesty  and  fair  dealing,  coupled  with  his 
liberality  and  enterprising  spirit,  entitle  his  establishment  to  the  kind  consideration 
of  the  public.  A  large  line  of  Waltham,  Elgin  and  Springfield  watches  and  jew- 
elry of  every  description  is  kept  in  stock,  and  rent  being  unusually  low,  he  is  pre- 
pared to  offer  goods  at  very  low  prices. 

HAMILTON  &  YOUNG — WHOLESALE  DEALERS  AND  MANUFACTURERS'  AGENTS, 
WALL  PAPER,  WINDOW  GLASS,  PAINTS,  OILS,  VARNISHES,  ARTISTS'  MATER- 
IALS, PICTURE  FRAMES,  MOULDINGS,  AND  WINDOW  SHADES,  826  ELM  STREET. 

At  No.  826  Elm  street,  Messrs.  Hamilton  &  Young  have  arranged  the  latest 
and  most  beautiful  designs  in  wall  paper  and  inside  house  decorations,  besides  a 
large  and  well  selected  stock  of  window  shades,  picture  frames,  mouldings,  artists' 
supplies,  paints,  oils,  varnishes,  window  glass,  etc.  This  house  aptly  illustrates  the 
perfection  to  which  the  paper  hanging  business  has  been  brought  in  this  city.  It 
was  established  in  1873  and  has  had  a  career  of  unbroken  prosperity  from  that 
time  to  the  present.  The  building  occupied  is  a  two-story  brick  structure,  with  an 
area  of  25x90  feet,  and  the  store  room  is  neat  and  attractive,  the  stock  being  ar- 
ranged with  an  eye  to  the  artistic  effect.  The  average  amount  of  stock  carried  is 
$25,000,  and  eight  assistants  find  employment  in  attending  to  the  wants  of  their 
immense  trade,  which  amounts  to  about  $100,000  a  year  and  extends  throughout 
the  entire  State.  This  firm  makes  a  specialty  of  manufacturing  picture  frames, 
carrying  a  large  stock  of  the  handsomest  mouldings,  and  keeping  skilled  workmen 
constantly  employed  for  that  purpose.  They  are  the  agents  of  the  manufacturers 
of  many  of  the  articles  in  which  they  deal,  thus  having  the  inside  on  prices.  Be- 


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sides,  they  buy  in  large  quantities,  getting  their  goods  at  the  very  lowest  ruling 
figures,  and  they  offer  customers  special  inducements  in  the  way  of  prices  that  are 
not  duplicated  by  any  competing  house  in  the  city.  They  lead  with  all  the  latest 
fashions  and  designs  in  the  way  of  wall  paper  and  decorations,  and  give  their 
patrons  the  benefit  of  choosing  from  the  handsomest  the  market  offers  in  pattern 
and  material.  They  are  as  honest  and  as  liberal  in  the  management  of  their  busi- 
ness as  they  are  enterprising  and  progressive,  and  the  people  of  the  community, 
recognizing  their  merits,  have  given  them  a  liberal  patronage  and  support.  Any 
of  our  readers  who  may  open  business  relations  with  this  firm  will  find  it  a  pleas- 
ant and  profitable  one  with  which  to  deal.  The  trade  in  paints  and  window  glass 
at  wholesale  is  quite  extensive  and  they  are  prepared  to  fill  orders  to  any  amount 
that  are  sent  to  the  house. 

ED.  C.  SMITH— UNDERTAKER,  1031  MAIN  STREET. 

Prominent  among  the  undertaking  establishments  of  the  city  is  that  of  Ed.  C. 
Smith,  1031  Main  street.  This  establishment  was  started  by  Mr.  Smith,  in  1877, 
on  very  small  capital,  the  increase  of  which,  and  the  growth  of  his  business  have 
been  gratifying  in  the  extreme.  Mr.  Smith  occupies  a  two-story  brick  building 
75x80  feet  in  area,  in  which  he  carries  a  full  assortment  of  wood  and  metal  burial 
caskets,  in  all  styles  and  designs.  He  furnishes  coffins,  shrouds,  gloves,  crapes,  etc., 
also  hearses  and  carriages,  for  all  of  which  his  charges  are  extremely  low.  Three 
assistants  are  employed  here,  all  skilled  in  the  business,  and  those  patronizing  this 
institution  cannot  but  be  satisfied.  Mr.  Smith  has  lived  in  Dallas  for  twenty-four 
years,  and  is  known  to  the  people  of  the  city  as  an  honest,  conscientious  man,  as  well 
as  a  thoroughly  enterprising  and  progressive  one,  and  his  success  is  as  creditable  to 
the  city,  whose  people  are  so  quick  to  recognize  and  reward  merit,  as  it  is  gratify- 
ing to  him.  Mr.  Smith  keeps  up  with  all  the  improvements  made  in  his  line, 
keeping  his  house  in  advance  of  cotemperaneous  establishments  in  the  city,  and 
he  is  justly  entitled  to  the  splendid  success  he  has  gained  by  energy,  enterprise 
and  thrift,  and  his  adherence  to  the  policy  of  handling  the  best  goods  known  to 
the  trade. 

M.  D.  GARLINGTON — GENERAL  COMMISSION  MERCHANT,  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALER 
IN  GRAIN,  FRUITS  AND  WESTERN  PRODUCE. 

In  reviewing  Dallas  and  its  present  enterprises,  we  find  some  houses  being  con- 
ducted by  the  old  citizens  of  Dallas  and  worthy  of  prominent  mention;  among 
these  is  the  house  of  M.  D.  Garlington,  one  of  the  most  reliable  and  honorably 
conducted  houses  in  the  city.  He  is  a  wholesale  dealer  in  grain,  fruits  and  Western 
produce,  and  here  can  generally  be  found  as  good  a  selection  and  at  as  liberaJ 
prices  as  can  be  had  in  the  city.  His  long  acquaintance  and  standing,  coupled 
with  his  knowledge  of  the  business,  makes  his  services  desirable  to  shippers  of 
goods  to  this  market.  He  was  formerly  connected  with  the  grocery  trade  under  the 
name  of  Garlington  &  Marsalis  and  Garlington  &  Field.  He  has  invested  his  capi- 


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tal  largely  in  real  estate  in  Dallas,  and  thus  advanced  the  interests  of  the  city.  He 
is  a  public  spirited  man  and  is  interested  in  whatever  promotes  the  city's  good; 
with  a  record  in  business  that  stands  high  for  commercial  honor  and  probity,  he 
is  entitled  to  the  esteem  he  holds  among  his  fellow  merchants  in  Dallas,  as  well  as 
among  those  outside  with  whom  his  business  relations  have  always  proven  correct 
and  pleasant.  Mr.  Garlington  is  an  active  member  of  the  Merchants'  Exchange, 
and  one  of  its  Directors,  besides  occupying  other  offices  of  trust  and  honor  in  the 
city. 

A.  McWHIRK — (SUCCESSOR  TO  C.  E.  HOSMER  <fe  Co.),    PLUMBING,   STEAM     AND 

GAS  FITTING,  406  ELM  STREET. 

No  branch  of  business  requires  more  skill  or  efficient  and  thorough  work- 
manship than  plumbing  and  gas  fitting,  and  we  find  those  houses  who  have 
increased  their  business  and  built  up  a  name  in  our  city  have  done  so  by  the 
superiority  of  their  work.  This  is  especially  true  of  Mr.  A.  McWhirk,  who  suc- 
ceeded to  the  business  of  C.  E.  Hosmer  &  Co. 
plumbers,  steam  and  gas  fitters.  Mr.  Mc- 
Whirk carries  a  most  complete  stock  of  all  kinds 
of  plumbing  and  gas  fitting  goods,  suitable  for 
the  plainest  to  the  most  ornamental  work, 
which  he  is  jobbing  to  the  plumbers  of  the 
interior  towns  of  Texas  at  very  reasonable 
rates.  Country  merchants  who  deal  in  such 
material  will  find  an  excellent  stock  here  to 
select  from,  consisting  of  steam  pipes,  check 
and  globe  valves,  steam  cocks,  elbows,  chan- 
deliers and  pendants,  wash  basins,  rubber  hose, 
pumps,  etc.  Mr.  McWhirk,  besides  his  city 
trade,  is  prepared  to  make  estimates  and  bids  on  jobs  in  the  country  and  furnish  prac- 
tical men  to  do  the  work.  In  all  the  requirements  of  his  business,  he  is  not  only 
an  efficient  man  himself,  but  employs  none  but  first  class  practical  workmen.  He 
keeps  vitrified  clay  pipe  by  the  carload  at  manufacturers'  prices,  freight  added. 

DOUGLAS  BROS.— THE  MERCHANT  TAILORS  OF  NORTH  TEXAS,  703  MAIN  STREET. 
In  depicting  the  substantial  business  enterprises  of  Dallas,  it  is  with  pleasure 
we  call  the  attention  of  the  public  to  the  well  stocked  and  well  conducted  empo- 
rium of  the  above  firm,  located  at  703  Main  street.  This  is  emphatically  the  mer- 
chant tailoring  establishment  of  North  Texas,  than  which  no  house  carries  a  better 
stock  or  is  able  to  make  better  fits.  The  stock  is  large  and  consists  of  all  the 
leading  novelties  in  suitings,  cloths,  etc.,  and  having  been  bought  for  cash,  induce- 
ments are  offered  in  the  way  of  low  prices  which  cannot  be  duplicated  elsewhere, 
and  which  cannot  fail  to  attract  a  large  trade.  The  proprietors  of  this  establish- 
ment, Messrs.  H.  and  A.  Douglas,  are  natives  of  Lancashire,  England,  where  they 
both  learned  the  tailor's  trade.  Coming  here  in  1873,  they  started  in  business 
without  money,  with  no  capital  but  brave  hearts  and  skilled  and  willing  hands. 


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Being  thoroughly  well  trained  in  all  the  departments  of  their  trade,  the  clothes  they 
made  soon  began  to  attract  attention  because  of  the  neatness  of  the  fits  and  gen- 
eral substantial  character  of  the  work;  business  began  pouring  in  and  they  soon 
commenced  adding  to  their  establishment,  until  to-day  they  carry  a  full  line  of 
goods  and  give  employment  to  thirteen  skillful  assistants.  They  let  no  piece  of 
work  leave  the  house  that  is  not  well  done;  they  employ  none  but  skilled  work- 
men; the  material  they  use  is  the  best,  and  they  guarantee  a  fit  in  every  case. 
Therefore  they  have  drawn  to  themselves  a  trade  that  is  large  and  lucrative,  and 
which  extends  all  over  North  Texas.  By  their  own  honest  endeavors  have  they 
conquered  fortune  and  made  a  reputation  for  their  house;  by  their  own  merits  have 
they  won  the  comfortable  income  which  their  business  brings  them.  Our  readers 
cannot  find  dealings  with  this  house  other  than  advantageous,  and  it  is  cheerfully 
recommended  as  worthy  their  most  liberal  patronage. 

ALDEN  COMPRESSED  YEAST— G.  H.  VERING,  AGENT,  945  ELM  STREET. 

Another  enterprise  of  Dallas  making  up  the  commercial  business  of  the  city 
and  one  of  vital  interest  to  bakers  throughout  the  State,  who  desire  good  results 
when  cooking,  is  the  establishment  here  of  the  agency  of  the  compressed  yeast 
factory  of  St.  Louis  conducted  there  by  Alden  &  Co.,  corner  Levee  and  Washing- 
ton streets.  The  agent  here,  Mr.  G.  H.  Vering,  is  filling  the  Texas  orders  at  man- 
ufacturers' prices,  and  merchants  and  others  who  desire  a  first  class  yeast  and  one 
always  reliable  and  warranted  can  have  their  orders  filled  by  sending  to  G.  H. 
Vering  at  945  Elm  street,  who  is  prompt  in  all  business  transactions  as  well  as 
reliable  and  honorable  in  business  conduct. 

BLANKENSHIP  &  BLAKE— WHOLESALE  DRY  GOODS,  NOTIONS,  HATS,  AND  GENTS' 
FURNISHING  GOODS,  806  AND  808  ELM  STREET;  NEW  YORK  HOUSE,  112 
LEONARD  STREET. 

In  a  volume  of  this  character  it  is  impossible  to  go  as  much  into  details  as  our 
inclination  or  the  magnitude  of  the  subject  under  discussion  would  sometimes  lead 
us.  But  there  are  some  establishments  of  such  size  and  general  importance,  that 
in  dealing  with  them,  we  are  constrained  to  somewhat  o'erstep  the  limit,  and  give 
them  something  more  than  a  passing  notice.  Such  an  establishment  is  that  of 
Blankenship  &  Blake,  wholesale  dealers  in  dry  goods,  notions,  hats,  and  gents' 
furnishing  goods,  and  manufacturers  of  shirts,  drawers,  underwear,  pants  and  over- 
alls, 806  and  808  Elm  street.  The  building  used  covers  an  area  of  50x200  feet, 
and  being  three  stories  high  gives  them  a  floor  capacity  of  30,000  yards,  every 
available  foot  of  which  is  fully  taken  up  to  accommodate  their  immense  stock  and 
to  give  room  to  their  manufacturing  department.  There  are  employed  in  this 
establishment  an  average  of  one  hundred  and  forty-five  assistants,  about  one  hun- 
dred of  them  being  females,  who  are  employed  in  the  manufacturing  department, 
and  engaged  in  making  shirts,  underwear,  overalls,  etc.  In  the  salesrooms  twenty 
assistants  are  employed,  and  kept  busy  waiting  upon  customers,  packing  and  ship- 
ping goods.  The  stock  carried  is  kept  complete  the  year  round.  The  trade  of  this 


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house  extends  over  Texas,  Louisiana,  Arizona,  New  Mexico  and  Indian  Territory, 
and  is  increasing  all  the  time.  This  house  was  established  in  1870,  and  through  all 
the  many  vicissitudes  of  fortune,  which  have  beset  commercial  houses  since  that 
time,  has  kept  the  even  tenor  of  its  way,  backed  by  the  enterprise,  skill  and  progres- 
sive spirit  of  its  proprietors,  and  founded  upon  the  solid  basis  of  the  most  unswerv- 
ing business  integrity.  The  line  of  goods  carried  by  this  house  embraces  everything 
carried  by  the  best  wholesale  dry  goods  and  notion  houses  in  this  country,  and  the 
fullest  line  of  gents'  furnishing  goods  to  be  found  in  the  city.  They  also  make  a 
specialty  of  hats,  of  which  they  have  a  full  line  of  the  best  the  market  affords.  In 
the  manufacturing  department  everything  is  carried  on  in  the  most  systematic  man- 
ner. Among  the  workmen  and  workwomen  employed  are  some  of  the  most  skillful 
in  their  especial  line  that  the  country  affords,  and  as  the  materials  used  are  all  of 
the  best,  none  but  first  class  articles  are  turned  out.  The  fame  of  the  articles  manu- 
factured by  this  firm  extends  all  over  the  country,  and  they  are  in  demand  every- 
where. So  popular  are  all  these  articles,  that  the  manufacturing  department  of 
this  firm  is  enabled  to  run  full  time,  and  has  never  had  to  shut  down  on  account  of 
hard  times,  but  finds  ready  market  for  all  the  goods  it  can  turn  out.  Several  pat- 
ents are  held  by  this  firm  for  inventions  in  their  line  of  trade.  Being  connected 
with  a  New  York  house,  Blake,  Blankenship  &  Co.,  No.  112  Leonard  street,  this 
firm  is  enabled  to  keep  well  informed  of  the  state  of  the  market  and  to  buy  their 
goods  at  the  most  advantageous  times,  and  they  are  thus  able  to  give  their  customers 
the  benefit  of  the  very  lowest  prices.  The  manufactory  is  fitted  up  with  the  most 
approved  and  modern  machinery  for  turning  out  rapidly  and  economically  their 
various  styles  of  work.  Evidences  of  method  appear  on  every  side,  which  enables 
them  to  conduct  their  large  and  growing  business  smoothly  and  without  confusion. 
The  gentlemen  who  compose  this  firm  are  so  well  known  in  this  city  and  com- 
munity, that  it  is  a  work  of  supererogation  for  us  to  mention  them.  Suffice  it 
therefore  to  say  that  they  are  men  of  the  highest  character,  and  equally  well  known 
and  popular  in  business  and  in  private  life.  They  are  among  the  most  enterpris- 
ing, progressive  and  public  spirited  citizens  of  Dallas,  and  their  great  success  in 
business  is  but  the  reward  that  their  merits  deserve.  This  house  presents  advan- 
tages that  cannot  be  duplicated  by  any  cotemporaneous  establishment,  and  is  most 
cheerfully  commended  to  our  readers. 

GRIFFITHS  &  COWSER— DEALERS  IN  LUMBER;  EXTENSIVE  YARDS,  SHEDS  AND 
WAREHOUSES  ON  THE  H.  &  T.  C.  R.  R.,  WITH  OFFICE  ON  COMMERCE  STREET 
AND  H.  &  T.  C.  R.  R. 

The  above  firm  commenced  business  in  Dallas  some  five  years  ago.  They 
carry  a  large  and  well  assorted  stock  of  rough  and  dressed  lumber  of  best  quality, 
second  to  none  in  North  Texas.  Their  supplies  are  purchased  in  Southeastern 
Texas  and  Southern  Louisiana,  noted  for  its  extensive  forests  of  best  quality  long 
leaf  yellow  pine.  They  are  the  only  firm  in  North  Texas  making  a  specialty  of 
handling  this  excellent  quality  of  lumber.  They  have  a  switch  of  their  own,  seven 
hundred  and  fifty  feet  in  length,  giving  them  connection  with  all  the  railroads 


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running  in  and  out  of  Dallas,  and  enabling  them  to  handle  their  stock  to  best 
advantage  and  light  expense.  With  ample  capital  to  handle  their  business,  their 
ability  to  purchase  cheaply,  they  assure  their  customers  that  in  addition  to  excell- 
ing in  quality  of  stock,  they  can  and  will  at  all  times  compete  with  any  dealer  in 
Dallas  as  to  price.  In  addition  to  rough  and  dressed  lumber,  they  have  always  on 
hand  a  large  stock  of  domestic  and  imported  cements,  sash,  doors,  blinds,  mould- 
ings, pickets,  shingles,  poplar  and  white  pine  finishing  lumber,  in  fact,  have  in 
stock  and  carry  a  full  assortment  of  all  material  usually  found  in  a  first-class  lum- 
ber yard. 


L.   CRADDOCK  —  WHOLESALE    AND  RETAIL  DEALER    IN    LIQUORS,   WINES  AND 
CIGARS,  413  AND  415  MAIN  STREET,  CORNER  AUSTIN;   BRANCH  HOUSES  IN 
ST.  GEORGE  HOTEL,  DALLAS,  IN  CORSICANA,  IN  DENTON,  AND  IN  CLEBURNE. 
In  every  city  people  will  have  places  of  amusement,  and  in  Dallas  the  billiard 
room  of  Mr.  Craddock,  located  at  413  and  415  Main  street,  is  a  popular  resort.    Pop- 
ular, because  the  tables  and  rooms  are  first  class,  and  because  the  cigars,  wines  and 
liquors  have  no  superiors  anywhere.     Mr.  Craddock  has  been  established  about 
nine  years,  and  carries  a  fine  line  of  goods.     He  has  branch  houses  in  Corsicana 
and  Denton,  Texas,  besides  one  at  the  St.  George  Hotel,  this  city.     He  occupies 
413  and  415  Main  street,  corner  of  Austin  street,  the  most  desirable  location  in  the 
city,  and  will  be  found  a  pleasant  and  cordial  man.     He  sells  liquors  wholesale  as 
well  as  retail,  and  does  quite  an  extensive  keg  trade  to  the  surrounding  country. 
All  orders  by  mail  are  promptly  filled. 

PAYNE  &    SHEETS — MANUFACTURERS   OF   CARRIAGES  AND  WAGONS,  1013   ELM 

STREET. 

Prominent  among  the  establishments  engaged  in  this  important  branch  of 
industry  is  that  of  Payne  &  Sheets,  1013  Elm  street,  which  has  acquired  an  envi- 
able reputation  throughout  the  city  and  State  for  producing  work  of  superior 
quality,  compared  with  others  in  the  same  line.  This  house  was  established  in 
1873,  by  Mr.  J.  M.  Payne,  Mr.  A.  B.  Sheets  becoming  a  partner  in  1881.  The 
house  had  a  hard  time  before  it  was  placed  on  a  firm  footing,  owing  to  its  limited 
capital  and  the  strong  opposition  which  it  met  from  older  establishments  in  the 
same  line,  but  with  undaunted  courage  and  untiring  energy  Mn  Payne  sur- 
mounted all  difficulties  and  succeeded  in  building  up  a  first  class  trade.  Manu- 
facturing the  most  improved  carriages,  buggies  and  wagons  of  every  description, 
of  the  most  choice  and  substantial  material,  they  execute  all  orders  with  prompt- 
ness, and  guarantee  all  work  to  be  as  represented.  In  connection  with  the  manu- 
facturing department  these  gentlemen  also  do  repairing  of  all  kinds,  in  the  very 
best  manner,  never  failing  to  give  entire  satis  faction  to  their  many  patrons  as  regards 
both  quality  and  price.  The  productions  of  this  house  speak  for  themselves,  and 
need  no  praise  from  us  to  attest  their  superiority.  The  building  occupied  by  this 
manufactory  is  44x80  feet  in  area,  half  of  it  being  two  stories  in  height,  and  well 
fitted  up  with  all  the  most  approved  appliances  and  conveniences.  The  black- 
smith, wood-work  and  painting  departments  are  each  presided  over  by  competent 


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and  skillful  workmen,  the  whole  being  under  the  supervision  of  the  proprietors, 
who  are  both  thoroughly  trained,  practical  workmen.  These  gentlemen  are  progres- 
sive, straight-forward  business  men,  courteous,  polite  and  pleasant  in  all  their 
dealings,  and  they  deserve  the  excellent  trade  they  now  enjoy,  and  which  is  yearly 
growing  to  greater  proportions. 


WEIR  PLOW  COMPANY — MANUFACTURERS  OF  SULKY  PLOWS.  CULTIVATORS,  COT- 
TON PLANTERS,  HARROWS,  PLOWS,  ETC  ;  DEALERS  IN  FINE  BUGGIES,  SPRING  AND 
FARM  WAGONS,  ENGINES,  GINS,  ETC.  ;  A.  J.  PORTER,  STATE  AGENT,  CORNER 
ELM  AND  JEFFERSON  STREETS. 

The  prosperity  of  our  city  and  State  depends  largely  upon  the  agricultural 
implements  and  machines  furnished  to  the  farmers  and  planters,  and  to  a  greater 
degree  than  upon  any  one  branch  of  commercial  business.  In  writing  of  the 
enterprises  of  Dallas  we,  therefore,  feel  warranted  in  giving  more  extended  mention 


of  these  important  industrial  enterprises,  that  the  readers  of  our  volume  through- 
out the  agricultural  portion  may  take  advantage  and  profit  from  this  work.  Mr. 
A.  J.  Porter  represents  the  implements  of  the  Weir  Plow  Company  for  Texas  and 
the  South.  The  extensive  and  well-known  works  are  located  at  Monmouth,  111., 
in  the  center  of  the  richest  agricultural  portion  of  our  country,  and  the  imple- 
ments made  there  have  stood  the  test  of  years  and  the  competition  of  many  rivals 
and  to-day  are  well-known  over  our  entire  country  as  among  the  very  best  imple- 
ments made.  They  manufacture  sulky  plows,  cultivators,  harrows,  cotton  planters, 
and  a  full  and  general  line  of  plows  for  all  purposes.  They  also  deal  in  both 
lumber  and  spring  wagons,  open  and  top  buggies,  sulkies,  engines,  boilers,  gins, 
presses,  mill  machinery  and  wood-working  supplies.  This  branch  house  was 


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established  here  eight  years  ago,  and  so  satisfactory  have  been  the  goods  sold  that 
an  increasing  annual  trade  has  been  gained  and  the  sales  now  reach  about  $400,000 
per  annum.  Their  immense  brick  building,  50x200  feet  in  size,  three  stories  high 
and  basement,  is  required  for  the  storage  of  the  goods  handled  by  Mr.  A.  J.  Porter, 
the  State  Agent.  He  is  a  man  familiar  with  the  wants  of  the  public,  courteous  in 
his  manners  and  accommodating  in  his  ways,  noted  for  promptness  in  all  trans- 
actions. The  characteristics  of  the  business  policy  of  the  house  are  such  as  to 
entitle  it  to  universal  consideration,  while  its  excellent  business  facilities  secure 
unusual  advantages  to  its  patrons,  enabling  it  to  compete  successfully  with  any 
similar  concern  in  the  State.  In  writing  to  the  house  for  terms  and  prices,  prompt 
answers  will  be  received. 

E.  G.  CHILDS — DEALER  IN  COAL  AND  COKE,  CORNER  LAMAR  AND  JACKSON 
STREETS,  CONTRACTS  FOR  DELIVERY  OF  COAL  AND  COKE  TO  ANY  DEPOT  IN 
THE  STATE. 

Mr.  Childs  refiresents  the  celebrated  Osage  Coal  Company,  whose  mines  are  situa- 
ted at  McAlister,  Indian  Territory.  The  coal  mined  there  is  acknowledged  to  be  the 
finest  west  of  the  Ohio  River,  and  is  rapidly  superseding  all  others  in  this  State. 
Mr.  Childs  commenced  business  here  in  1876,  and  has  built  up  a  trade  which 
extends  over  all  portions  of  the  State,  reaching  $200,000  annually.  He  keeps  five 
teams  constantly  going  for  his  city  trade,  and  his  stock  is  always  well  kept  up, 
and  often  replenished.  Mr.  Childs  is  a  native  of  Connecticut,  but  has  resided 
here  some  years,  and  is  thoroughly  identified  with  Dallas  and  her  interests.  With 
the  present  rapid  growth  of  the  city  there  is  practically  no  limit  to  the  future 
extension  of  his  business. 

THE  GRAND  WINDSOR  HOTEL— CORNERS  AUSTIN  AND  COMMERCE  AND  MAIN 
AND  AUSTIN  STREETS;  W.  C.  HAWARD,  PROPRIETOR. 

This  magnificent  establishment  constitutes  one  of  the  most  attractive  features 
of  the  "Queen  City."  Virtually  this  establishment  is  two  hotels,  though  prac- 
tically made  one  by  being  joined  together  by  a  suspension  bridge,  and  still  more 
closely  united  by  both  being  under  the  sole  management  and  control  of  one  pro- 
prietor. Travelers  sojourning  in  Dallas  in  the  days  gone  by  used  to  halt  between 
two  opinions  in  regard  to  the  hotel  at  which  to  stop.  Some  would  go  to  the 
Windsor,  which  fronted  on  Commerce  street,  on  the  east  side  of  Austin,  while 
others  preferred  the  Grand,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Austin  and  fronting  on  Main. 
W.  H.  Whitla  was  proprietor  of  the  Windsor,  and  the  Grand  was  under  the  man- 
agement of  Tom  Smith,  both  landlords  being  well  liked  by  a  large  circle  of  friends 
and  customers.  About  five  years  ago  these  two  houses  consolidated  and  were 
joined  by  a  suspension  bridge  or  passage-way  spanning  Austin  street  at  the  height 
of  the  second  story,  and  the  new  hotel  called  the  Grand  Windsor.  Three  years 
ago  Mr.  W.  C.  Ha  ward,  of  New  Orleans,  assumed  the  proprietorship  of  the  Grand 
Windsor.  Mr.  Hughes,  the  owner,  has  recently  began  making  alterations  and 
improvements.  He  erected  a  new  stone  building  on  Commerce  street,  west  of 


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Austin,  and  joined  to  the  old  Grand.  When  he  got  this  handsomely  finished  and 
furnished,  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  old  brick  building  that  had  done  service 
as  the  Grand  Hotel,  tore  away  the  brick  walls,  letting  the  inside  stand,  and  built 
up  the  walls  again  with  stone,  thus  making  a  splendid  stone  structure  reaching 
from  Commerce  street  to  Main,  an  ornament  to  the  city  and  the  most  magnificent 
hotel  building  in  the  State,  and  as  handsome  as  any  to  be  found  in  the  South.  It 
has  two  hundred  and  fifty  rooms  for  the  accommodation  of  guests,  each  fitted  up 
and  furnished  with  taste  and  elegance,  and  is  splendid  in  all  its  appointments. 
The  cuisine  is  under  the  management  of  skilled  chefs,  the  tables  loaded  with  all  the 
substantial  and  delicacies  that  the  market  affords,  the  waiters  polite  and  attentive. 
What  more  could  the  human  mind  desire  in  the  way  of  hotel  comforts  ?  A  hand- 
some building,  comfortable  and  inviting  rooms,  provided  with  elevators,  electric 
bells,  well  trained  and  courteous  servants,  affable  and  attentive  office  corps,  dining 
rooms  that  would  tempt  the  daintiest  epicure  to  partake  of  the  viands  elegantly 
served  at  table,  no  convenience  or  accommodation  necessary  to  contribute  to  the 
comfort  or  satisfaction  of  the  guests  left  unprovided,  popular  rates,  and  location 
near  the  business  center  of  the  city. 

DRS.  DAVIS  &  SONS— HOMOEOPATHIC  PHYSICIANS,  P.  O.  BLOCK,  906  ELM  STREET. 

In  reviewing  Dallas  as  a  commercial  and  distributive  center,  the  professions 
should  not  be  overlooked,  and  among  these  the  medical  profession  stands  most 
prominent.  Drs.  Davis  &  Sons  established  an  office  here  in  1880  and  have  had  a 
successful  career  practicing  homoeopathy.  The  senior  member,  Dr.  A.  P.  Davis, 
devotes  his  attention  to  chronic  diseases  and  diseases  of  the  eye  and  ear,  hemor- 
rhoids, etc.  His  two  sons,  F.  S.  and  E.  E.  Davis,  are  associated  with  him,  are  regu- 
lar graduates  and  have  attained  a  large  practice  in  the  city  and  surrounding 
country.  Their  offices  at  906  Elm  street  are  elegantly  fitted  up  and  are  provided 
with  the  telephone.  From  the  beginning  these  gentlemen  have  met  with  flattering 
success  in  their  professional  career,  and  have  gained  a  very  extensive  and  lucrative 
practice.  Generous  and  kind  hearted,  they  have  won  the  affections  of  all  classes, 
and  they  are  respected  and  honored  not  only  for  professional  attainments,  but  for 
the  high  qualities  of  gentlemen  and  upright  citizens. 

MOFFETT  &  LACK'S  STEAM  DYE  WORKS— COLORING,  CLEANING  AND  REPAIR- 
ING GENTLEMEN'S  FINE  CLOTHING  A  SPECIALTY;  PLUMES  CLEANED,  DYED  AND 
CURLED  EQUAL  TO  NEW;  705  ELM  STREET. 

This  house,  established  about  a  year  ago,  met  a  pressing  want  in  this  city,  and 
meeting  it  in  a  most  satisfactory  manner,  has  enjoyed  a  great  degree  of  prosperity 
and  a  trade  that  is  rapidly  increasing.  The  proprietors  of  this  establishment  are 
practical  men,  and  as  they  give  their  personal  attention  to  their  business,  any  work 
done  by  them  is  sure  to  be  well  done.  Persons  having  articles  which  they  want 
dyed  a  different  color,  or  goods  that  have  faded  from  being  exposed  to  the  sun  or 
from  lying  too  long  on  the  shelves,  and  in  which  they  wish  the  original  color  re- 
newed, will  find  it  to  their  advantage  to  call  on  Messrs.  Moffet  &  Lack,  who  do  all 


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DALLAS — HER 


such  work  in  the  best  manner,  using  none  but  fast  dyes.  Connected  with  their 
dyeing  establishment  is  also  a  department  where  gents'  clothes  are  cleaned  and 
mended,  neatly  and  promptly,  and  by  persons  who  fully  understand  the  business. 
The  building  occupied  by  this  firm  is  two  stories  high  and  covers  an  area  of  20x80 
feet,  is  well  located  and  admirably  adapted  to  their  business.  It  is  fitted  up  with 
all  the  modern  improvements  and  conveniences  in  their  line,  and  is  fully  equipped 
to  meet  the  demands  of  their  growing  business.  Six  assistants  are  employed  and 
kept  constantly  at  work  in  the  different  departments,  from  which  no  work  is  turned 
out  that  is  not  thoroughly  well  done.  Many  of  our  readers  will,  at  one  time  or 
another,  require  work  of  this  kind,  and  this  firm  is  cheerfully  recommended  to 
them  as  one  whose  work  is  guaranteed  to  give  satisfaction. 

OLIVER    CHILLED    PLOW    WORKS   AT    SOUTH    BEND,   INDIANA  — R. 
CORETH,  AGENT,  DALLAS. 

The  Oliver  Chilled  Plow  Works  are  generally  confessed  to  be  the  largest  plow 
works  in  the  world,  and  since  establishing  the  branch  offiice  here  in  1876,  a  trade 


has  been  built  up  which  extends  throughout  Louisiana,  Texas  and  Mexico,  reach- 
ing a  large  and  increasing  sum  yearly.  With  the  vast  extent  of  territory  yet  to  be 
cultivated  in  Texas,  this  branch  of  the  Oliver  Chilled  Plow  Works  will  soon  be  the 
most  important  in  the  country.  A  sketch  of  the  immense  works,  which  Mr.  Coreth 
represents,  will  be  interesting  to  our  readers  who  have  never  visited  them.  The 
buildings,  grounds,  etc.,  at  South  Bend,  Indiana,  cover  a  space  of  37  acres,  and  in- 


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elude  moulding  rooms,  foundry,  machine  shops,  smiths'  shop,  polishing  shops,  paint 
shops,  japanning  shops,  and  warehouse.  The  last  building  covers  one  acre,  and  is 
always  packed  with  thousands  of  plows,  awaiting  shipment.  Upwards  of  3000 
plows  are  shipped  weekly  all  over  the  world,  and  the  demand  is  always  in  excess 
of  the  supply.  The  materials  used  during  the  year  are  as  follows:  Pig  iron,  18,000 
tons;  malleable  iron,  2,000  tons;  merchant  bar  iron,  1,200  tons;  steel,  650  tons; 

coal,  7,000  tons; 
coke,  1,800  tons; 
paint  and  oils, 
75  tons;  emery, 
26  tons;  belt- 
ing, 8,700  feet; 
lumber,  950 
cars;  grind- 
stones, 1,350 
tons.  Besides 

these  there  are  thousands  of  bolts,  nuts,  screws,  washers,  rivets,  and  sandpaper 
used.  The  motive  power  of  these  immense  works  is  furnished  by  an  engine  of 
1,200  horse  power,  and  1,000  hands  are  employed  in  the  different  departments. 
The  Oliver  Chilled  Plow  and  the  Casaday  Sulky  Plow  are  known  throughout  the 
civilized  world,  and  a  description  of  them  would  be  superfluous. 

SANGER  BROS. — WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL  DRY  GOODS,  BOOTS  AND  SHOES,  MIL- 
LINERY AND  FANCY  GOODS,  NOTIONS,  CLOTHING,  AND  GENTS'  FURNISHING 
GOODS,  Nos.  509  AND  511  MAIN  STREET,  AND  506  TO  514  ELM  STREET. 

As  we  have  never  heard  him  called  by  the  title  of  General,  Colonel,  Major,  or 
even  Captain,  it  was  presumably  a  private  who,  when  "  the  cruel  war  was  over," 
and  his  cause  lost,  laid  regretfully  down  his  musket,  and  looked  around  to  find 
himself  some  means  of  livelihood.  He  found  himself  in  Texas  in  the  early  part  of 
1866,  at  Milliken,  then  the  terminus  of  the  Houston  &  Texas  Central  R.  R.  Estab- 
lishing himself  in  a  frame  shanty,  scarcely  larger  than  the  tents  of  his  officers, — for 
the  "  cause  "  he  fought  for  could  not  afford  tents  for  the  "  privates," — he  started  a 
small  business,  little  dreaming  that  it  was  the  nucleus  or  starting  point  of  an  estab- 
lishment that  would  in  a  few  years  be  the  pride  of  the  broad  State,  then  compara- 
tively a  wilderness.  The  H.  &  T.  C.  R.  R.  moved  on,  and  with  it  one  quondam 
soldier,  for  he  was  a  business  man,  and  when  business  moved,  he  accompanied  it. 
Successively  he  reached,  always  at  the  terminus  of  the  railroad,  and  at  the  head 
and  front  of  business,  the  towns  of  Milliken,  Bryan,  Hearne,  Calvert,  Bremond,  Kosse 
Groesbeeck,  Corsicana,  and  finally,  in  1872,  Dallas.  It  must  not  be  supposed  that  he 
did  this  alone,  for  he  had  the  assistance  of  his  three  brothers.  When  he  found  that 
his  business  was  increasing  to  such  an  extent  as  to  need  some  help,  he  did  not,  with 
a  selfish  view  of  keeping  the  good  things  of  this  world  to  himself,  engage  a  few  cheap 
assistants,  but  generally  sent  one  after  the  other  for  his  brothers,  taking  them  into 
co-partnership  with  him,  and  together  they  worked  for  the  common  good.  The 


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youngest  brother  joined  them  shortly  after  they  arrived  in  Dallas,  and  the  quartette 
of  brothers  was  complete,  and  the  name  of  Sanger  Brothers  began  to  be  known  in 
Texas.  It  must  not  be  supposed  that  everything  always  went  well  with  the  young 
firm,  for  it  was  not  so;  they  met  with  reverses  as  well  as  successes,  but  they  met 
disasters  with  firmness,  and  soon  retrieved  themselves.  Shortly  after  their  removal 
to  Dallas,  a  disastrous  conflagration  swept  away  the  frame  house  in  which  they  had 
located  with  most  of  their  stock  in  trade.  Removing  the  remnants  of  their  stock  to  a 
frame  house  on  Elm  street,  they  awaited  the  building  of  their  brick  building,  50x100 
feet,  on  Main  street.  They  soon  occupied  this  their  then  fine  building,  for  in  those 
days  a  two-story  brick  was  as  magnificent  a  building  as  Dallas  afforded,  and  from 
then  to  the  present  time  their  march  has  been  "  upward  and  onward."  Soon  after 
they  purchased  the  lot  on  Elm  street,  in  the  immediate  rear  of  the  Main  street  prop- 
erty, and  built  thereon  a  two-story  brick,  50x100  feet,  as  an  addition  to  their  store. 
They  then  occupied  a  building  50x200  feet,  using  part  of  the  upper  story  for  stor- 
age of  reserve  stock  and  sleeping  rooms.  It  is  needless  here,  and  would  use  too 
much  space,  to  describe  their  successive  additions  and  buildings  until  they  now 
occupy  150  feet  front  on  Elm  street,  reaching  back  200  feet  to  Main  street,  part  of 
which  is  four  stories  in  height,  with  a  large  airy  basement,  making  in  all  a  five- 
story  building,  that  would  well  become  one  of  the  choicest  lots  in  New  York  or 
any  of  the  principal  Northern  cities.  During  these  years  the  brothers  established 
branches  at  Fort  Worth,  Calvert  and  Waco,  but  have  since  given  up  the  two  former, 
and  now  have  at  Waco  an  establishment  which,  if  not  equal  to  that  of  Dallas,  still 
has  pretensions  of  its  own,  and  is  doing  business  in  a  magnificent  three-story  iron 
and  glass  front  building,  the  property  of  the  firm,  and  is  under  the  management  of 
a  fifth  brother,  who  came  last  to  Texas,  at  the  summons  of  his  fortunate  brothers. 
The  business  in  Dallas  rapidly  increased  from  the  start,  and  it  shortly  became 
necessary  to  have  a  buyer  constantly  at  the  market  to  keep  up  the  supply  of  goods 
which  their  outlet  demanded.  The  oldest  brother,  Mr.  Isaac  Sanger,  who  had 
made  periodical  visits  to  the  Eastern  markets  to  purchase  their  stock,  then  located 
in  New  York,  where  he  still  remains,  except  during  his  biennial  visits  to  Dallas, 
assisted  by  an  efficient  corps  of  buyers,  supplying  the  Texas  houses  with  goods  on 
their  constant  and  almost  daily  orders.  His  force  is  augmented  semi-annually  by 
the  different  department  buyers,  who,  at  the  beginning  of  each  season,  go  East  to 
supply  the  particular  demands  of  their  various  lines  of  goods.  Their  retail  depart- 
ment, now  under  the  management  of  Mr.  Phillip  Sanger,  assisted  by  a  corps  of 
superintendents,  floor  walkers,  and  heads  of  departments,  occupies  a  superficial 
area  of  25,000  square  feet,  divided  into  different  divisions,  each  of  which  is  equal  in 
extent  to  a  large  store,  and  is  as  well  supplied  with  goods  in  its  particular  line  as 
any  special  establishment  of  its  kind  in  the  United  States.  Dry  goods,  notions 
clothing,  gents'  and  ladies'  furnishing  goods,  boots  and  shoes,  millinery,  cloaks 
carpets,  etc.,  have  each  their  separate  divisions,  subdivided  into  their  appropriate 
departments;  with  each  department  accounts  are  kept,  so  that  at  any  time,  and 
more  particularly  at  the  end  of  the  year,  the  firm  can  tell  at  a  glance  which  portion 
of  their  immense  stock  nets  them  the  best  profit,  and  it  also  creates  a  generous 


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rivalry  between  the  salesmen  of  the  different  portions  of  the  store  to  make  their 
department  show  the  best  results.  The  retail  portion  of  the  store  of  Sanger  Bros, 
is  now  undeniably  the  largest  one  of  its  kind  in  the  South  and  West.  No  store  as 
large,  or  with  as  fine  a  stock  so  well  diversified,  and  so  well  adapted  to  the  wants  of 
its  patrons,  can  be  found  south  of  Philadelphia,  Cincinnati,  or  St.  Louis.  Their 
customers  are  not  only  residents  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  Dallas,  but  through 
its  well  arranged  mail-order  department  it  supplies  customers  not  only  all  over  the 
State,  but  throughout  the  States  and  Territories  surrounding  Texas.  Sanger  Bros.' 
store  and  stock  is  now  recognized  all  over  the  United  States  as  among  those  upon 
whom  can  be  drawn  for  goods  to  fill  orders  when  the  stocks  of  other  houses  in  large 
cities  fail.  Their  retail  sales  aggregate  a  million  dollars  annually,  and  give  em- 
ployment to  about  125  persons.  The  wholesale  department  of  Sanger  Bros.,  now 
under  the  management  of  Mr.  Alex  Sanger,  is  an  off-shoot  of  the  reserve  stock, 
which  the  firm  used  to  carry  in  the  upper  story  of  their  50x100  two-story  building, 
then  under  charge  of  a  stock  boy.  It  now  occupies  a  superficial  area  of  350,000 
square  feet,  every  one  of  which  is  filled  with  goods  to  supply  the  demand  of  the 
Texas  merchants,  who  find  that  it  is  not  necessary  to  go  East  or  North  to  find  a 
market  to  supply  their  stores,  for  they  find  at  this  house  a  full  supply  of  season- 
able goods,  at  prices  which  compare  favorably  with  those  of  any  of  the  more  noted 
marts  and  centers  of  trade.  In  the  wholesale  department,  whose  sales  aggregate  a 
million  and  a  half  annually,  are  employed  some  40  persons.  They  have  some  eight 
or  ten  travelers,  whose  routes  take  them  to  every  point  in  Texas,  and  their  visits 
are  always  welcome  to  the  merchant,  for  their  lines  of  samples  are  always  com- 
plete, and  their  prices  as  low  as  the  goods  can  be  procured.  Thus  have  we  shown 
our  readers  from  what  a  small  beginning  this  firm,  with  perseverance  and  energy, 
has  attained  an  eminence  in  the  commercial  world,  second  to  none,  and  as  their 
motto  and  watchword  is,  as  it  always  has  been,  "  Upward  and  onward,"  it  is  almost 
impossible  to  estimate  to  what  extent  they  will  grow,  except  by  the  possibilities 
of  the  City  of  Dallas  and  the  State  of  Texas. 

DALLAS  STEAM  COFFEE  AND   SPICE   MILLS— BABCOCK,  FOOT   &  BROWN 

PROPRIETORS,  938,  940  AND  942  ELM  STREET. 

One  of  the  most  successful  business  institutions  in  Dallas,  and  one  which  is  of 
great  convenience  to  wholesale  and  retail  grocers,  is  the  Dallas  Steam  Coffee  and 
Spice  Mills.  This  establishment  began  operations  here  less  than  two  years  ago, 
yet  such  is  the  liberality  and  enterprise  with  which  it  has  been  conducted,  and 
such  is  the  general  excellence  of  the  goods  in  which  it  deals,  that  it  has  already 
acquired  a  large  trade  throughout  the  city,  county  and  state.  The  machinery  for 
roasting  and  grinding  coffee  is  of  the  latest  and  most  approved  make,  and  a  five 
horse-power  engine  furnishes  the  motive  power  by  which  it  is  driven.  This  firm 
put  up  in  pound  packages  the  famous  brands  of  roasted  coffee  "  Hermosa  " 
and  "  Fragrant,"  the  latter  being  ground.  These  coffees  are  of  the  best 
ground,  and  roasted  in  such  a  way  as  to  preserve  all  the  aroma.  Spices  of 
all  kinds  are  also  ground  and  put  up  in  packages  and  boxes.  This  firm  also  man- 


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ufactures  the  well  known  and  popular  baking  powder,  "  Kitchen  Queen,"  and  the 
"  Texas  Bleaching  Blue,"  an  article  of  great  merit,  and  a  fine  article  of  pepper 
sauce  for  table  use.  These  goods  are  all  sold  either  at  wholesale  or  retail,  and  so 
popular  have  they  become  that  the  firm  have  all  they  can  do  to  fill  their  orders, 
and  are  continually  increasing  their  facilities  to  meet  the  growing  demands  made 
upon  them.  The  building  occupied  is  a  one-story  brick,  50x65  feet  in  area,  and 
filled  to  its  utmost  capacity  with  the  machinery  and  the  goods  of  the  firm.  Eleven 
assistants  are  employed  and  kept  busily  engaged  in  filling  the  firm's  numerous 
orders.  The  gentlemen  who  compose  the  firm  are  all  young  men  of  activity, 
energy  and  enterprise  and  the  success  they  have  achieved  has  been  merited.  The 
ground  coffees,  peppers  and  spices  which  they  sell  are  better  than  those  handled  by 
other  dealers  in  the  city  because  they  are  fresher,  and  because  they  contain 
nothing  but  the  proper  materials,  and  those  of  the  best  grade.  This  house  is 
recommended  to  our  readers  as  entirely  reliable  in  every  respect,  and  one  with 
which  it  will  prove  both  pleasant  and  profitable  to  open  business  relations. 

GEO.  L.  DOYLE — WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL  DEALER  IN  CORN,  OATS,  HAY,  BAR- 
LEY, BRAN,  ETC.,  721  AND  723  ELM  STREET. 

One  of  the  best  known  business  houses  in  Dallas  is  that  of  Geo.  L.  Doyle, 
dealer  in  corn,  oats,  hay,  etc.,  721  and  723  Elm  street.  Mr.  Doyle  has  been  in  busi- 
ness here  fourteen  years,  and  is  well  known  as  one  of  the  most  reliable  business 
men  of  the  city.  The  building  he  occupies  is  a  two-story  brick  structure,  50x88 
feet  in  size,  and  the  stock  he  carries  is  a  large  one,  including  corn,  oats,  hay,  bar- 
ley, bran,  baled  millet  and  prairie  hay,  crushed  corn,  etc.  Mr.  Doyle  buys  for 
cash,  thus  getting  the  advantage  of  all  discounts,  and  sells  for  cash,  giving  his  cus- 
tomers the  benefit  of  everything  conducing  to  low  prices.  He  carries  a  stock  val- 
ued at  about  $3,000,  and  his  trade,  aggregating  $20,000  annually,  extends  through- 
out the  city  and  into  the  adjacent  country.  Careful,  accurate  and  straight-forward 
in  all  his  business  affairs,  courteous,  affable  and  agreeable  in  manner,  Mr.  Doyle 
has  won  the  respect,  confidence  and  esteem  of  his  patrons.  His  business  is  con- 
ducted upon  principles  of  the  utmost  liberality  and  the  strictest  integrity,  and  the 
reputation  of  his  house  for  reliability  is  second  to  that  of  none  in  the  city. 

J.  S.  DAUGHERTY— GENERAL  LAND  AGENT,  701  MAIN  STREET. 

Texas,  with  her  millions  of  acres  of  land,  cannot  have,  for  man}'  years  to  come, 
so  important  a  branch  of  industry  in  the  commercial  circles  as  her  land  agents' 
business.  No  branch  of  business  requires  more  ability  or  sound  judgment  in  the 
prosecution  of  the  work.  This  enterprise  was  started  about  eleven  years  ago,  by  a 
firm  of  which  the  present  proprietor  was  then  the  senior  member,  and  who  is  fully 
conversant  with  all  its  details,  and  for  the  past  four  years  has  conducted  it  under 
present  firm  name.  His  long  connection  with  this  business,  his  extensive  travels 
over  the  State,  and  his  familiarity  with  the  laws  of  Texas,  make  his  services  of 
especial  value  to  all  who  are  interested  either  in  buying  or  selling  land,  or  who  have 
tracts  of  land  whose  title  is  questionable  and  needs  perfecting.  He  examines  and 


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71 


perfects  titles,  pays  taxes  on  land  in  any  part  of  Texas,  buys  and  sells  land  and  land 
scrip,  furnishes  abstracts  of  title,  makes  investments  for  capitalists  in  timber,  farm 
or  mineral  land,  makes  investments  of  Texas  &  Pacific  Land  Grant  Bonds  in  lands  of 
that  company,  and  conducts  a  general  land  and  real  estate  office.  This  necessarily 
brief  sketch  gives  at  best  but  a  poor  idea  of  the  resources  of  this  house,  which  are 
equal  at  least  to  those  possessed  by  any  other  establishment  in  this  city.  Those  en- 
tering on  business  relations  with  Mr.  Daugherty  may  depend  on  receiving  prompt 
and  satisfactory  treatment,  and  such  advantages  as  can,  with^difficulty,  be  procured 
elsewhere.  For  full  particulars  and  information  our  readers  should  address  the 
house  for  circulars,  etc. 

DR.  S.  NEWMAN — DENTIST  AND  PROPRIETOR  OF  TEXAS  DENTAL  DEPOT,  No.  719 

ELM  STREET. 

Undoubtedly  the  largest  and  most  thorough  dental  depot  in  the  Southwest,  is 
that  of  Dr.  S.  Newman,  whose  name  heads  this  article.  His  rooms  at  719  Elm 
street  are  large  and  handsomely  fitted  up,  and  his  stock  comprises  everything  to  be 
found  in  a  first-class  establishment,  including 
chairs,  engines,  gas  apparatus,  vulcanizer, 
artificial  teeth  of  every  description,  gold 
foil,  rubbers,  amalgam  and  cement,  filling 
materials,  and  instruments  of  every  descrip- 
tion, all  bought  direct  from  the  largest 
manufacturers  in  the  Union,  and  sold  at 
manufacturers'  prices.  The  Doctor  is  also 
sole  wholesale  agent  for  Texas  for  the  re- 
nowned "  Holmes  Mouth  Wash  and  Denti- 
frice", which  is  the  only  mouth  wash  in- 
dorsed by  the  dental  profession,  physicians 
and  the  public  at  large.  This  wonderful 


Holmes'  Sure  Cure  Mouth  Wasti 

AND  DENTIFRICE. 

A  splendid  dentifrice  for  clean 


ntf  trie  teeth,  Iceep.iig  the  gums 

calthy  and  purifying  the  breath. 

ure  cure  for  diseased  gums  corn- 
only  tailed  scurvy.  Sure  cure 
for  bleeding  gums.  Sure  cure  for 
Dad  or  fuullireath.  Sure  cure  for 
bad  taste  in  the  mouth.  Sure  cure 
tor  ulcers  or  sore  mouth.  Sure 
cure  for  nursing  sore  mouth.  Sure 
-ure  for  neuralgia.causcd  by  gum:, 
diseased.  Sure  cure  for  indiges- 
tion, caused  by  diseased  gums 
Sure  cure  for  sleeplessness  caused 
by  diseased  gums.  Sure  cure  for 
iiealine  and  hardening  the  gums 
ifter  extraction  of  teeth.  Cures 

liseased  gums  and  tightens  loose 
teeth  (caused  by  tartar)  after  the 
dentist  has  removed  tartar  and 
cleaned  the  teeth.  Sure  cure  for 
any  and  all  diseases  of  the  gum? 
and  mouth.  Reccommendcd  by 
bottle.  Liberal  discount 


preparation  is  prepared  by  Drs.  J.  P.  and  W.  R.  Holmes  of  Macon,  Georgia,  and 
has  had  a  most  unprecedented  success,  being  sold  by  druggists  and  dentists  all 
over  the  Union.  Dr.  Newman  is  also  publisher  of  a  valuable  sheet,  entitled  the 
Texas  Dental  Journal,  which  has  an  extensive  circulation,  and  he  offers  special  in- 
ducements to  the  profession  in  all  parts  of  the  South  and  West.  His  goods  are 
'  sold  throughout  Texas,  Arkansas,  Louisiana,  Mississippi  and  Mexico,  and  have 
everywhere  met  with  general  favor  on  account  of  their  superior  quality. 


ELLIOTT  &  CLARK— PROPRIETORS    PHOZNIX  PLANING  MILL,    SASH,   DOOR   AND 

BLIND  FACTORY;  TURNING  AND  SCROLL  SAWING;  1341  ELM  STREET. 
Among  the  most  important  and  complete  manufacturing  establishments  of 
Dallas,  we  must  undoubtedly  enumerate  the  firm  whose  name  heads  this  article. 
Their  buildings  on  Elm  street  occupy  a  space  100x100  feet,  exclusive  of  the  yards 
which  cover  fully  an  acre  of  ground.  The  mill  is  furnished  throughout  with  the 
most  improved  and  modern  machinery,  the  motive  power  being  furnished  by  an 
engine  of  40  horse  power.  Upwards  of  thirty  hands  are  employed,  and  the  trade, 


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which  reaches  a  large  and  increasing  annual  sum  total,  extends  all  over  the  State. 
The  work  turned  out  by  Messrs.  Elliott  &  Clark,  will  'compare  in  quality  and 
finish  as  well  as  price,  with  any  in  the  country,  and  with  their  ample  facilities 
and  capital  they  are  enabled  to  offer  terms  which  few  can  duplicate.  They  manu- 
facture sash,  doors,  blinds,  turning  and  scroll  work,  and  in  fact  everything  in 
their  line.  Messrs.  Jas.  T.  Elliott  and  Henry  C.  Clark,  who  compose  the  firm,  are 
both  gentlemen  well  known  in  and  out  of  business  circles,  and  are  thoroughly 
identified  with  the  interests  of  Dallas.  With  the  rapid  and  wonderful  growth  of 
Dallas,  there  is  practically  no  limit  to  their  future  extension.  The  mill  was 
establish  d  in  1875,  by  H.  C.  Clark,  and  Mr.  Elliott  in  1883  purchased  a  half  inter- 
est in  the  mill  when  the  firm  assumed  its  present  style.  Mr.  Elliott  is  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  T.  L.  Marsalis  &  Co.,  the  largest  and  most  influential  house  in 
Dallas,  and  his  admission  has  given  the  firm  a  prestige  equaled  by  few  in  the 
State.  Possessing  ample  capital  and  other  connections,  the  firm  of  Elliott  & 
Clark  fears  no  competition  from  any  source,  and  all  business  connected  with  them 
is  invariably  satisfactory  to  all  concerned. 

A.  C.  D.  MILLER— ARTISTIC  PHOTOGRAPHER,  No.  621  ELM  STREET. 

The  fidelity  with  which  the  original  is  brought  out  by  the  photographic  art  is 
truly  wonderful.  By  close  attention,  continued  experimenting  and  patience,  the 
reward  has  been  justly  earned.  To-day  we  get  likenesses  where  formerly  we  got 
pictures,  at  least  such  is  the  case  with  those  who  patronize  Mr.  A.  C.  D.  Miller, 
whose  parlors  are  at  621  Elm  street,  up  stairs.  He  started  this  enterprise  about 
ten  years  ago,  and  by  possessing  a  taste  for  the  work  he  has  become  a  promi- 
nent and  practical  photographer.  He  started  in  a  small  way,  but  such  has  been 
the  satisfaction  given  by  his  work,  a  liberal  patronage  is  enjoyed,  and  to-day  he 
is  prepared  for  the  most  difficult  work.  His  instruments  are  of  the  most  improved 
and  latest  patents.  He  not  only  does  cabinet,  panels  and  card  work,  but  also  life 
size  portraits  and  makes  a  specialty  of  family  groups,  all  of  which  is  guaranteed  first 
class  in  every  particular.  He  carries  in  stock  frames,  mats,  etc.,  bought  direct 
from  factories,  and  our  readers  will  find  him  a  liberal  dealer  in  his  line  of  business. 

LIVE  OAK  GROCERY— T.  F.  LOUGHLIN,  PROPRIETOR,   No.  1000  ELM,  CORNER 
ERVAY  STREETS. 

No  grocery  store  in  the  city  of  Dallas  is  better  known  than  the  "  Live  Oak." 
The  reasons  for  its  prominence  and  popularity  are  many  and  substantial.  It  has 
always  been  run  on  principles  of  the  most  advanced  liberality  and  enterprise;  it 
carries  a  large  stock;  it  keeps  the  best  goods;  its  prices  are  the  lowest;  its  clerks 
are  polite  and  attentive;  its  location  is  convenient  to  the  residence  portion  of 
the  city.  Every  article  purchased  there  is  delivered  without  extra  charges.  The 
building  occupied  is  a  handsome  three-story  brick  structure,  well  located,  large  and 
commodious.  It  is  filled  with  a  full  and  complete  stock  of  staple  and  fancy  gro- 
ceries, embracing  the  best  brands  of  sugar,  teas,  coffees,  syrups,  spices,  foreign  and 
domestic,  dried  and  canned  goods,  in  short,  everything  needful  for  household  and 


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table  use.  The  large  sales  necessitate  the  frequent  receipt  of  new  goods,  thus  keep- 
ing the  stock  replenished  with  the  freshest  and  nicest  articles.  Mr.  T.  F.  Loughlin, 
the  proprietor,  is  a  well-known  and  popular  business  man,  and  one  who  occupies  a 
foremost  position  among  the  progressive  and  public  spirited  citizens  of  Dallas.  He 
is  popular  both  in  business  and  in  private  life,  and  he  numbers  among  his  perma- 
nent patrons  many  of  the  best  and  most  estimable  people  of  the  city.  For  com- 
plete stock,  fresh  goods,  low  prices  and  courteous  and  gentlemanly  treatment  the 
u  Live  Oak  Grocery"  is  cordially  recommended. 

WILSON  &  TOZER— ARCHITECTS;  OFFICE,  No.  741  ELM  STREET. 

In  the  list  of  accomplished  architects  in  the  city,  the  house  of  Wilson  & 
Tozer  occupies  a  high  place.  Many  of  the  handsomest  business  and  dwelling 
houses  in  the  city  were  designed  and  erected  by  this  firm,  and  will  stand  for  ages, 
enduring  monuments  to  their  skill  and  ability.  They  are  prepared  to  furnish 
designs  and  specifications,  and  to  superintend  the  erection  of  buildings  of  any 
character  and  description.  Their  business  is  principally  in  the  city  and  its  suburbs, 
but  their  services  can  be  had  by  persons  living  anywhere  in  the  State.  Among 
the  many  buildings  erected  from  designs  furnished  by  these  gentlemen,  we  desire 
to  call  attention  to  the  new  building  of  Sanger  Bros.,  the  Glen  Lea  building,  the 
bank  building  of  Flippen,  Adoe  &  Logan,  and  the  new  court  house  at  Henrietta, 
Clay  county.  These  gentlemen  are  thoroughly  experienced  in  their  profession, 
courteous  in  all  their  transactions  and  liberal  in  their  terms.  They  have  made  a 
study  of  the  science  of  architecture,  and  guarantee  satisfaction  in  every  case.  They 
are  high  minded  men,  of  undoubted  integrity  in  business  and  private  affairs,  and 
rank  among  the  progressive  and  enterprising  men  who  delight  to  see  Dallas  abound 
in  buildings  which  will  add  to  her  beauty  as  a  city,  and  to  the  reputation  of  her 
architects  and  builders  as  men  of  taste  and  skill. 


D.  GOSLIN'S  CHINA  HALL — CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE,  CUTLERY,  SILVERWARE, 
CHINA,  ETC.;  HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS,  BAR  AND  HOTEL  OUTFITTINGS;  COR- 
NER ELM  AND  MURPHY  STREETS. 

The  very  handsomest  establishment  in  the  city  of  Dallas,  barring  none,  is  D. 
Goslin's  China  Hall,  corner  Elm  and  Murphy  streets.  Mr.  Goslin  not  only  carries 
a  large  and  beautiful  assortment  of  goods,  but  he  has  his  stock  so  artistically 
arranged,  and  keeps  it  in  such  good  order,  that  the  effect  is  strikingly  beautiful, 
and  a  visit  there  is  as  pleasant  to  the  eye  and  to  a  refined  taste,  as  would  be  a 
visit  to  an  art  gallery.  Indeed  there  is  nothing  which  requires  more  artistic  skill 
than  the  arranging  of  a  variety  of  wares  of  this  kind  so  that  the  blending  of  colors 
and  the  intermingling  of  the  many  different  kinds  and  styles  will  form  one  mas- 
sive picture,  harmonious  in  effect  and  pleasing  to  the  eye,  and  gratifying  to  the 
sense  of  the  appreciative  beholder;  and  he  who  accomplishes  this  is  a  true  artist 
and  deserves  the  distinction  of  the  name.  The  building  occupied  is  a  handsome 
three-story  brick,  covering  anj  area  of  50x200  feet,  with  a  basement  the  full  size 
of  the  building.  It  is  especially  adapted  to  the  purpose  for  which  it  is  used,  being 
well  lighted  and  handsomely  fitted  up  and  arranged.  The  stock  is  valued  at 


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$50,000,  and  embraces  every  variety  of  decorated  ware,  Dresden  China,  the  clearest 
and  creamiest  English  ware,  coffee  sets,  tea  sets,  breakfast  services,  chamber  sets, 
wine  services,  table  cutlery,  silver  services,  lamps,  globes,  shades,  chandeliers, 
glassware  and  stoneware  of  all  kinds,  bisque  figures,  parlor  ornaments,  toys,  bric-a- 
brac  of  all  sorts,  crockery,  house  furnishing  goods,  bar  and  hotel  outfittings. 
Eight  assistants  are  employed  here,  and  find  plenty  to  do  in  attending  to  the  de- 
mands of  a  trade  which  extends  over  Northwestern  Texas,  and  aggregates  from 
$75,000  to  $100,000  annually.  This  is  one  of  the  handsomest  and  most  attractive 
houses  in  the  South.  Mr.  Goslin  is  a  thorough  business  man,  and  having  been  in 
his  present  business  here  for  thirteen  years,  he  understands  it  fully  in  all  its  details. 
Buying  with  discretion  and  sound  judgmen^,  and  in  larger  quantities  than  any 
contemporary  in  the  State,  he  gets  the  advantage  of  the  lowest  figures,  and  is  ena- 
bled to  put  his  goods  before  his  customers  at  prices  with  which  rival  houses  cannot 
compete.  His  sales  being  large,  he  is  obliged  to  replenish  his  stock  very  often, 
thus  keeping  his  house  filled  with  articles  of  the  latest  and  most  fashionable 
design.  Prompt,  reliable  and  honorable  in  business,  kind,  courteous  and  affable, 
personally,  Mr.  Goslin  enjoys  a  high  degree  of  popularity  in  both  business  and 
social  circles,  and  it  would  be  strange  indeed  if  that  popularity  did  not  extend  to 
his  house,  drawing  and  holding  patronage  and  custom.  That  it  does  so,  is  clearly 
shown  by  the  amount  of  trade  done  each  year,  and  by  the  busy  throng  of  buyers 
that  continually  crowd  his  place  of  business.  This  is  in  every  way  a  desirable 
and  pleasant  house  with  which  to  establish  relations,  and  it  is  cordially  recom- 
mended to  our  readers  as  worthy  their  confidence  arid  patronage. 


J.  F.  CALDWELL  &  CO. — GROCERS  AND  DEALERS  IN  GRAIN,  Nos.  213  AND  215 
MAIN  STREET. 

Situated  as  Dallas  is,  in  the  heart  of  one  of  the  greatest  agricultural  districts 
on  earth,  the  grain  trade  is  necessarily  one  of  the  most  important  branches  of  busi- 
ness in  the  city.  Conspicuous  among  the  firms  engaged  in  this  prominent  com- 
mercial pursuit  we  find  the  well-known  and  no  less  popular  firm  of  J.  F.  Cald- 
well  &  Co.,  Nos.  213  and  215  Main  street.  These  gentlemen  handle  large  quantities 
of  grain  of  all  kinds,  wheat,  corn,  oats,  barley,  etc.,  having,  indeed,  one  of  the 
largest  establishments  of  the  kind  in  the  city.  Farmers  bringing  grain  of  any 
kind  to  the  city  will  always  find  a  ready  market  and  the  highest  cash  price  at  this 
establishment.  The  proprietors  are  thorough  going,  enterprising  and  progressive 
business  men,  and  are  widely  known  and  highly  popular  in  business  circles.  Their 
transactions  are  all  conducted  on  principles  of  the  strictest  integrity  and  most 
advanced  liberality  and  they  deserve  the  large  patronage  which  their  well  directed 
and  energetic  efforts  have  secured  for  their  house.  In  connection  with  the  grain 
trade  the  firm  carry  a  full  line  of  staple  and  fancy  groceries,  wines,  liquors,*  cigars 
and  tobaccos,  etc.  The  trade  is  quite  extensive,  the  stock  frequently  replenished 
making  goods  offered  for  sale  fresh  and  desirable.  The  prices  are  low  and  farmers 
can  obtain  the  highest  market  price  for  produce  here,  in  exchange  for  supplies  of 
other  kinds. 


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CLARK  &  CLARK — PROPS.  RAILROAD  PLANING  MILL,  PACIFIC  AVE.,  COR.  PEARL  ST. 
Established  in  1873,  the  firm  of  Clark  &  Clark,  from  its  inception  took  a  lead- 
ing position,  and  now  ranks  as  one  of  the  most  important  of  the  many  enterprises 
which  have  rendered  Dallas  the  foremost  city  of  Texas.  Their  buildings  and  yard, 
which  are  probably  the  most 
favorably  located  in  the  city, 
being  on  the  line  of  the 
Texas  &  Pacific  Railroad, 
cover  a  space  of  nearly  two 
acres.  The  motive  power 
is  furnished  by  an  engine  of 
forty  horse  power,  and  the 
entire  machinery  is  of  the 
most  improved  and  modern 
type.  A  force  of  forty  hands 
is  employed  in  the  busy 
season,  and  the  mills  have 
a  capacity  of  about  1,800,- 
000  feet  per  annum.  The 
trade,  which  extends 
throughout  the  State,  Colo- 
rado and  along  the  line  of 
the  Texas  &  Pacific  Rail- 
road, reaches  a  large  and 
rapidly  increasing  sum  to- 
tal. Messrs.  Clark  & 
Clark  manufacture  white 
pine,  California  red  wood, 
cypress,  poplar  and  native 
pine,  ash  and  Bois  d'Arc; 
and  with  their  facilities 
and  connections  they  are 
enabled  to  compete  success- 
fully with  any  firm  in  the 
State.  Mr.  T.  P.  Clark,  who 
is  the  sole  member  of  the 
firm,  is  a  native  of  Ireland, 
but  has  lived  in  Dallas  since 
1848,  and  has  become  thor- 
oughly identified  with  his 
adopted  city  and  her  inter- 
ests. He  is  a  gentleman  well  and  favorably  known  in  and  out  of  business  circles, 
and  takes  a  warm  interest  in  all  that  concerns  the  welfare  of  Dallas,  and  his  present 
fine  and  increasing  business  is  the  result  of  his  own  energy  and  application. 


76  DALLAS — HER 


E.  M.  POWELL — DEALER  IN  TEXAS  LANDS  AND  RANCHES. 

As  founder  and  successor  to  the  well  known  firm  of  Powell  &  Case,  Mr.  Powell 
is  one  of  the  most  widely  known  and  thoroughly  reliable  men  engaged  in  the  real 
estate  business  in  the  State  of  Texas.  Coming  to  Texas  many  years  ago,  he  has 
been  actively  engaged  in  locating  land  certificates  for  the  various  holders — railroads 
and  private  individuals.  In  the  field  himself  most  of  the  time,  and  in  the  saddle, 
before  the  days  of  our  now  numerous  railroads,  he  has  thoroughly  traveled  and 
explored  this  great  State  from  the  Canadian  river  to  the  Rio  Grande,  continually 
purchasing  land  scrip,  and  making  selections  of  and  surveying  the  choicest  of  the 
public  domain.  He  stands  to-day  one  of  the  wealthiest  and  most  responsible 
owners  of  lands  in  the  State  of  Texas.  His  office,  507  Main  street,  Dallas,  may  be 
compared  to  a  general  land  office — replete,  as  it  is,  with  maps,  records  and  data 
compiled  and  collected  by  himself.  Parties  desiring  fine  grass  lands  and  ranches 
can  not  do  better  than  to  correspond  with  him,  for  whatever  he  offers  he  knows  all 
about,  never  having  to  depend  upon  others  for  descriptions,  for  having  done  his 
own  locating,  he  is  able  to  make  reliable  representation  of  all  he  offers  for  sale.  He 
has  many  thousands  of  acres  of  the  finest  grazing  lands  in  Texas  for  sale  at  from 
$1.75  to  $2.00  per  acre,  and  on  time  and  terms  to  suit  all  good  parties.  He  pays  par- 
ticular attention  to  the  perfecting,  arid  completing  and  adjusting  of  imperfect  or  com- 
plicated titles.  His  facilities  for  making  safe  and  judicious  investments  are  unsur- 
passed. He  also  gives  attention  to  the  affairs  of  non-residents,  buying  or  selling  for 
them,  attending  to  the  rendering  of  their  lands  at  proper  time  to  the  various  County 
Assessors,  paying  their  taxes,  recording  of  deeds,  etc.  Millions  of  acres  of  land, 
owned  in  this  State  by  people  living  all  over  the  country,  are  in  his  care  for  these 
purposes.  His  map  of  Texas,  which  he  will  send  free  of  charge  to  all  applicants, 
is  the  best  and  most  correct  map  of  the  State  to  be  had,  and  he  will  cheerfully 
answer  and  furnish  information  to  all  desiring  it,  and  we  can  cheerfully  recommend 
all  who  are  turning  their  attention  to  Texas,  or  seeking  investments  there,  to  cor- 
respond with  Mr.  Powell. 

CRUTCHER  &  CROWDUS— REAL  ESTATE  AND  COLLECTING  AGENTS,  611  ELM 
STREKT. 

Among  the  many  firms  of  young  men  engaged  in  prominent  and  important 
branches  of  business  in  this  city  we  take  great  pleasure  in  giving  somewhat  more 
than  a  passing  notice  to  the  firm  of  Crutcher  &  Crowdus,  real  estate  and  collecting 
agents,  611  Elm  street.  This  firm  deal  in  lands  of  all  kinds,  collect  rents,  pay 
taxes  for  foreign  land-owners,  in  short,  do  all  kinds  of  business  connected  with  the 
buying,  selling  and  renting  of  real  estate.  They  make  a  specialty  of  Dallas  city 
and  county  property,  of  which  they  have  at  all  times  a  great  variety  for  sale.  They 
also  handle  lands  in  many  other  counties  in  the  State,  having  constantly  on  their 
books  for  sale  a  number  of  farms  and  ranches,  of  different  sizes  and  various  kinds. 
They  control  the  lands  of  the  Texas  and  Mexican  Land  and  Investment  Company 
which  embrace  some  fine  tracts,  for  sale  at  very  low  figures.  So  large  is  the 
amount  under  their  control,  and  so  great  is  the  variety  of  soil  and  location,  that 


TRADE,   COMMERCE   AND   INDUSTRIES.  77 


those  desirous  of  investing  in  Texas  realty  are  sure  to  find  property  to  suit  by  call- 
ing on  this  firm.  The  personnel  of  the  firm  is  composed  of  Frank  M.  Crutcher  and 
W.  A.  Crowdus,  both  young  men  of  rare  business  ability,  courteous  manners  and 
pleasing  address.  Though  they  have  only  been  doing  business  since  September 
1884,  yet  so  enterprising  and  energetic  are  they  in  the  discharge  of  their  duties, 
that  they  are  among  the  leading  firms  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business  in  the 
city,  and  their  business  is  rapidly  increasing.  Parties  who  own  lands  which  they 
are  desirous  of  selling  will  do  well  to  place  them  with  this  firm  who  are  sure  to 
make  them  bring  the  highest  market  value. 


BRISTOL  &  CLARK— ARCHITECTS,  ROOM  1,  No.  512  MAIN  STREET. 

Among  the  most  prominent  and  experienced  architects  of  Dallas  is  the  firm  of 
Bristol  &  Clark.  Both  gentlemen  have  had  a  life-long  training  in  their  profession, 
Mr.  Bristol  of  thirty  and  Mr.  Clark  of  eighteen  years,  which  fact  alone  is  sufficient 
guarantee  of  their  being  thoroughly  grounded  in  the  principles  of  their  profes- 
sion. Mr.  Bristol  has  made  the  styles  of  architecture  peculiar  to  Texas  his  espe- 
cial study,  having  lived  here  for  twelve  years  and  during  that  time  has  con- 
structed all  manner  of  buildings,  including  the  City  Hall  at  Houston,  school  houses, 
private  dwellings,  stores  and  others.  Mr.  Clark  has  constructed  cotton  mills  all 
over  the  South,  among  which  we  may  mention  the  renowned  Sibley  Mills  at 
Augusta.  The  drawings  shown  by  these  gentlemen  at  their  office,  of  dwellings,  busi- 
ness houses,  churches,  school  houses,  court  houses,  jails,  etc.,  are  as  fine  as  any  we 
have  seen,  and  are  sufficient  evidence  of  their  capacity  to  compete  with  any  similar 
firm  in  all  branches  of  architecture.  All  information  regarding  their  business  is 
cheerfully  furnished,  and  they  invite  correspondence,  confident  of  their  ability  to 
give  satisfaction. 

K.  SHIELDS — DEALER  IN  WINDOW  GLASS,  WALL  PAPER,  PAINTS,  OILS,  BRUSHES, 
PICTURE  FRAMES,  MOULDINGS,  WINDOW  SHADES;  FINE  VARNISHES  A  SPE- 
CIALTY; No.  633  ELM  STREET. 

One  of  the  most  attractive  stores  in  his  line  and  one  which  carries  the  most 
complete  assortment  of  goods  is  the  establishment  of  K.  Shields,  dealer  in  oils, 
paints,  varnishes,  window  glass,  etc.,  633  Elm  street.  Mr.  Shields  has  been  in 
business  here  for  twelve  years,  and  in  that  time  has  had  ample  opportunity  to 
study  and  learn  the  wants  of  the  trade,  and  as  he  is  possessed  of  the  proper  degree 
of  business  nerve  and  enterprise  to  meet  them,  the  result  is  an  establishment 
which  is  complete  in  all  its  equipments.  He  occupies  a  two-story  brick  building 
whose  dimensions  are  25x100  feet,  and  his  stock,  valued  at  $40,000,  embraces  a 
full  line  of  window  glass,  wall  paper,  paints,  oils,  paint  brushes,  varnishes,  etc., 
in  short,  everything  usually  kept  in  stock  by  large  establishments  of  that  char- 
acter. In  wall  paper  he  has  the  latest  patterns  and  most  approved  designs,  his 
display  in  this  line  being  especially  fine.  He  makes  a  specialty  of  varnishes  of 
every  known  kind,  which  he  carries  in  stock.  His  house  is  headquarters  for 
painters'  supplies,  and  his  stock  of  brushes  includes  every  kind  and  of  the  best 
make.  He  employs  four  assistants,  who  are  kept  busily  engaged  receiving,  pack- 


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DALLAS HER 


ing  and  shipping  goods  to  fill  the  orders  from  his  numerous  customers,  who  are 
not  confined  to  Dallas,  but  live  all  over  the  surrounding  country.  His  stock  is 
being  replenished  daily  by  the  receipt  of  new  goods,  embracing  all  of  the  latest 
improvements  in  such  articles  as  he  carries.  Mr.  Shields'  character  as  a  merchant 
and  as  a  man  [is  irreproachable,  and  he  is  numbered  among  the  leading  public 
spirited  citizens  of  Dallas.  His  energy,  enterprise,  and  talent  for  business  have 
made  him  a  place  in  the  front  rank  of  the  merchants  of  the  city,  and  he  is  enjoy- 
ing the  fruits  of  a  lucrative  and  honorable  business,  which,  though  large,  are  no 
greater  than  his  merit  deserves. 

THE  HOWE  MACHINE  CO.— L.  A.  WILSON,  STATE  AGENT,  812  ELM  STREET. 

This  establishment,  of  which  the  people  of  Dallas  well  feel  proud,  is  in  every 
way  worthy  their  generous  patronage  and  support.  Among  the  many  advantages 
claimed  for  the  "New  Howe"  sewing  machine  we  would  point  out  the  following: 
It  is  the  easiest  to  learn;  there  are  no  difficult  complications  about  it;  it  is  the 

lightest  running  machine  made,  hence  pro- 
duces less  fatigue  in  operating,  and  is  especially 
recommended  by  the  medical  fraternity  on 
that  account;  it  will  do  more  work  in  a  given 
time  than  any  other  machine;  the  shuttle  is 
new  and  self-threading;  the  bobbin  is  large 
and  holds  an  Jextra  amount  of  thread,  thus 
saving  frequent  filling;  the  needle  is  self-set- 
ting, and  being  comparatively  short,  carries 
a  larger  thread  than  other  needles  of  the 
same  size;  the  tensions  are  simple,  perfect, 
reliable  and  can  be  easily  adjusted  without 
removing  the  work  or  breaking  the  thread; 
the  best  material  is  used  in  the  manufacture 
of  this  machine,  and  it  is  constructed  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  most  advanced  and  approved 
mechanical  principles.  This  machine  will  do 
all  kinds  of  work,  from  the  heaviest  to  the 
finest,  performing  all  its  work,  whether  plain 
sewing,  hemming,  tucking,  felling  or  quilting, 
perfectly  and  completely.  The  wood- work  is 
made  of  the  finest  oiled  walnut,  and  besides 
being  a  most  useful,  is  also  a  highly  ornamental  piece  of  furniture.  The  "New 
Howe"  has  attained  a  high  degree  of  popularity  throughout  this  section  of  country, 
and  the  annual  sales  in  the  State  of  Texas  aggregate  850,000.  It  is  recognized  as 
the  standard  of  superiority,  and  its  popularity  is  daily  increasing.  Mr.  L.  A. 
Wilson,  State  agent  for  Texas,  has  been  in  this  city  four  years,  and  is  well  and 
favorably  known  throughout  the  country  as  an  honorable,  upright  and  worthy 
citizen,  who  is  justly  entitled  to  the  confidence  of  all  who  have  business  relations 


TRADE,   COMMERCE   AND   INDUSTRIES.  79 

with  him.  Our  readers  will  find  him  a  gentleman  in  every  sense  of  the  word,  and 
worthy  the  liberal  patronage  of  a  generous  public.  The  factory  of  the  Howe 
Machine  Co.  is  at  Bridgeport,  Connecticut,  in  which  are  employed  a  large  number 
of  hands  and  where  thousands  of  these  machines  are  made  every  year.  The 
machines  are  shipped  through  the  St.  Louis  branch  office,  921  Olive  Street,  H. 
Brinsnade  being  manager  of  the  Southern  and  Western  States  and  Territories, 
which  branch  office  is  the  most  important  one  belonging  to  the  company. 

DESTEFANO  BROS. — WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN  ALL  KINDS  OF  FOREIGN  AND  DOMES- 
TIC FRUITS  AND  PRODUCE,  AND  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS,  405  MAIN  STREET. 

The  favorable  facilities  which  Dallas  enjoys  as  a  distributing  center  of  this 
part  of  the  State,  by  means  of  her  natural  as  well  as  acquired  advantages  for  trans- 
portation and  intercommunication,  aided  by  the  enterprise  and  ability  of  her 
representative  merchants  and  commission  houses,  have  given  to  the  city  a  wide 
celebrity.  Among  the  leading  houses  whose  extensive  operations  have  been  largely 
instrumental  in  developing  the  growth  of  her  commerce,  none  are  more  worthy  of 
favorable  consideration  than  that  of  DeStefano  Bros.,  wholesale  dealers  in  all  kinds 
of  foreign  and  domestic  fruits,  and  produce  and  commission  merchants,  at  No.  405 
Main  street.  This  firm  was  organized  by  its  present  members  in  1874,  and  since 
that  time  their  operations  have  always  been  characterized  by  that  integrity  and 
liberal  policy,  which  has  given  to  them  the  highest  standing  among  their  contem- 
poraries in  business  circles.  A  large  and  comprehensive  stock  of  fruits  and 
produce  is  carried,  and  consignments  of  these  are  received  daily,  which  may  be 
obtained  by  retail  dealers  at  liberal  rates.  Messrs.  F.  and  A.  DeStefano  can  be 
safely  recommended  to  the  trade  and  consideration  of  the  public.  In  every 
respect  the  house  may  be  regarded  as  a  representative  one. 

TEXAS  NEWSPAPER  UNION— H.  C.  JONES,  PROPRIETOR,  930  MAIN  STREET. 

This  house  was  established  in  1877,  and  beginning  with  two  newspapers,  has 
steadily  grown  to  be  one  of  the  largest  publishing  houses  in  the  South.  It  furnishes 
the  ready  prints  to  one  hundred  and  two  papers  at  the  present  time,  and  its  list  is 
still  increasing.  A  great  prejudice  has  existed  in  the  minds  of  many  people 
against  what  they  call  "patent  outsides,"  but  that  prejudice  is  gradually  disappear- 
ing before  the  intelligent  observation  of  the  reading  public,  which  shows  them  how 
superior  the  "ready  print"  paper  is  to  the  average  "all-at-home"  country  paper.  The 
advantages  offered  Texas  publishers  by  the  Texas  Newspaper  Union  over  the  houses 
in  other  States  exist  in  the  fact  that  it  furnishes  matter  better  suited  to  Texas 
papers,  giving  more  Texas  and  Southern  news,  later  foreign  and  Eastern  news, and 
the  express  charges  from  Dallas  to  points  in  Texas  are  less  than  from  Chicago,  St. 
Louis  and  Atlanta  houses.  The  sheets  furnished  are  five,  six,  seven,  eight  and 
nine  column  folios,  insides  and  outsides,  and  four,  five  and  six  column  quarto  in- 
sides.  The  standard  width  of  the  columns  is  thirteen  ems  pica.  Texas  publishers 
who  desire  to  use  the  ready  print  will  find  it  to  their  advantage  to  call  on  or  ad- 
dress the  Texas  Newspaper  Union.  The  members  of  the  firm  are  thorough  news- 


80  DALLAS — HER 

paper  men,  well  acquainted  with  their  business,  active  and  energetic.  The  building 
was  built  expressly  for  the  purpose  for  which  it  is  used,  and  is  a  model  house.  It 
is  a  two-story  brick  structure,  with  basement  fitted  up  for  press  room,  and  covers  an 
area  of  44x70  feet.  They  run  three  power  presses,  the  motive  power  being  furnished 
by  a  four  horse-power  Otto  gas  motor  and  a  four  horse-power  steam  engine.  Four- 
teen assistants  are  employed  in  the  composition  and  press  rooms,  three  of  them  being 
ladies.  Their  press  work  is  done  in  first-class  style,  and  all  their  papers  are  clearly  and 
well  printed.  Besides  their  auxiliary  supplies,  Mr.  Jones  keeps  a  full  stock  of  job 
printers'  materials,  including  presses,  type,  cases,  material  and  job  stock  of  all 
kinds.  They  handle  presses  of  the  best  make  and  keep  everything  new  and  popu- 
lar in  the  way  of  fancy  job  type,  etc.,  all  of  which  they  sell  at  prices  which  defy 
competition.  This  house,  in  all  its  branches,  is  cordially  recommended  to  our 
readers  as  a  most  advantageous  one  with  which  to  deal. 

THE  TEXAS  LAND  AND  MORTGAGE  CO.,  LIMITED,  (OF  LONDON,  ENG- 
LAND)— C.  E.  WELLESLEY,  GENERAL  MANAGER. 

This  Company  possesses  unlimited  capital,  and  is  prepared  to  make  advances 
to  any  amount  on  unincumbered  lands  in  any  part  of  Texas.  Their  rates  are  most 
reasonable,  and  their  success  since  their  inception,  two  years  ago,  is  sufficient  guar- 
antee of  the  satisfaction  ensuing  from  all  transactions  with  them.  All  communica- 
tions relating  to  the  business  are  promptly  answered,  and  information  cheerfully 
given. 

ALDRICH  &  WORTHINGTON— MANAGERS  FOR  BUFORD  &  GEORGE  IMPLEMENT 
Co.,  AND  MANUFACTURERS'  AGENTS  FOR  WAGONS,  CARRIAGES,  BUGGIES,  BARB 
WIRE  AND  ALL  KINDS  OF  MACHINERY,  FOR  TEXAS,  ARKANSAS,  MEXICO,  AND 
INDIAN  TERRITORY,  CORNER  ELM  &  SYCAMORE  STREETS. 

It  is  a  principle  of  trade,  as  well  as  commerce  itself,  that  the  closer  the  consu- 
mer stands  to  the  producer,  the  cheaper  he  can  purchase  the  articles  desired.  The 
reason  for  this  is  so  obvious  that  the  maxim  is  axiomatic,  and  needs  no  explana- 
tion. The  full  force  of  this  principle  can  be 
attained  by  those  who  have  purchased  machin- 
ery, agricultural  implements,  wagons,  etc.,  from 
the  well-known  firm  whose  name  heads  this 
article.  The  members  of  this  firm  are  Messrs. 
B.  A.  Aldrich  and  George  Worthington,  and 
they  have  been  doing  business  in  Dallas  four 
years.  They  are  manufacturers'  agents  for  the 
Buford  &  George  Implement  Co.,  Kansas  City,  Mo.;  Rock  Island  Plow  Co.,  Rock 
Island,  111.;  Farmers'  Friend  Manufacturing  Co.,  Dayton,  Ohio;  Winona  Wagon 
Co.,  Winona,  Minn;  Fish  Bros.  Wagon  Co.,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.;  Gate  City  Carriage 
Co.,  Winona,  Minn.  They  deal  directly  with  the  factories,  and  the  goods  they  sell 
are  not  packed,  unpacked  and  re-packed,  shipped  and  re-shipped,  handled  and  re- 
handled,  with  an  added  per  cent,  every  time  they  are  touched,  but  when  an  order 


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is  given  them  they  send  it  to  the  factory  direct,  and  the  goods  are  shipped  straight 
to  the  purchaser.  In  short,  those  who  deal  with  them  enjoy  all  the  advantages  that 
they  would  have  in  purchasing  directly  from  the  factory,  with  the  additional  advan- 
tage of  having  a  larger  variety  of  articles  from  which  to  select  the  one  desired  than 
they  could  possibly  find  at  any  one  factory  in  the  world.  Of  the  wagons,  implements 
and  machinery  handled  by  this  firm  it  is 
useless  for  us  to  speak.  The  names  of  the 
manufacturers  given  above  are  a  sufficient 
guarantee  of  the  excellence  of  the  articles 
produced,  and  are  known  over  the  civilized 
world.  Messrs.  Aldrich  &  Worthington  are 
gentlemen  of  honesty  and  integrity  in  busi- 
ness, thoroughly  enterprising  and  progres- 
sive, leaving  no  stone  unturned  in  their  efforts  to  increase  their  trade  and  widen 
the  scope  of  their  operations.  They  are  gentlemen  also  of  pleasing  address  and 
genial  manner,  and  are  as  popular  in  social  as  in  business  circles.  They  have  both 
had  large  experience  in  the  business  in  which  they  are  engaged,  and  their  trade, 
which  already  aggregates  $300,000  annually,  is  steadily  increasing.  This  firm  is 
recommended  as  one  of  the  most  pleasant  as  well  as  one  of  the  most  reliable  in 
the  city  with  which  to  establish  business  relations. 

G.  W.  LOUDEN — DEALER  IN  SECOND-HAND   GOODS;  FURNITURE  EXCHANGING  A 

SPECIALTY;  822  ELM  STREET. 

This  house  carries  a  full  line  of  goods,  hardware,  stoves,  furniture,  tinware, 
cutlery — in  short,  almost  every  kind  of  article  made.  Having  bought  all  of  them  at 
second-hand  and  many  at  forced  sale,  the  prices  paid  were  in  all  cases  very  low,  and 
the  figures  at  which  they  hold  them  for  sale  are  much  lower  than  those  for  which 
the  same  goods  could  be  bought  at  other  establishments.  Mr.  Louden  is  a  man  of 
great  experience  in  his  business,  and  knows  how  to  take  advantage  of  every  cir- 
cumstance which  enables  him  to  buy  at  low  figures.  He  has  been  in  the  business 
here  eight  years,  and  has  established  for  his  house  a  good  reputation  for  square 
and  honest  dealing.  He  employs  two  assistants  to  aid  him  in  attending  to  the 
wants  of  his  large  trade,  which  extends  throughout  tne  city  and  adjacent  country. 
Persons  going  to  housekeeping  who  desire  to  purchase  an  outfit  cheaply,  will  do 
well  to  call  and  examine  Mr.  Louden's  stock.  He  has  •  many  articles,  especially 
such  as  stoves  and  furniture,  as  good  as  new,  and  for  sale  much  cheaper  than  the 
prices  asked  for  new  goods,  which  are  no  better. 

THE  J.  B.  WATKINS  LAND  MORTGAGE  CO.— No.  733  ELM  STREET. 

This  company  loans  money  on  land  for  long  time,  secured  by  mortgage,  and  is 
found  to  be  of  inestimable  value  to  those  who  desire  accommodations  for  longer 
time  than  granted  by  regular  banking  houses.  The  business  was  started  in  another 
State,  by  Mr.  J.  B.  Watkins,  in  1870.  It  was  established  in  Texas  in  1882,  and  is 
now  incorporated,  with  Mr.  J.  B.  Watkins  as  President.  He  is  a  thoroughly  practi- 
cal business  man,  and  the  company  is  strong  financially.  Mr.  M.  J.  Dart,  the 


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Texas •  Manager,  has  been  with  him  for  nearly  twelve  years,  hence  is  thoroughly 
familiar  with  the  business.  Six  persons,  of  whom  two  are  ladies,  are  constantly 
engaged  in  the  Dallas  office,  besides  one  attorney,  who  gives  his  entire  attention, 
and  some  thirty  men  in  the  field,  who  give  a  considerable  portion  of  their  time  to 
the  business.  Those  who  desire  to  borrow  money  on  choice  real  estate  security, 
will  find  it  to  their  advantage  to  address  the  company,  or  call  at  their  office,  733 
Elm  street,  over  Oliver  &  Griggs  bank,  where  they  will  receive  courteous  treatment, 
and  can  obtain  loans  on  favorable  terms. 

H.  D.  SEIXAS — DEALER  IN  STOVES  AND  HOUSE   FURNISHING  GOODS;  MANUFAC- 
TURER OF  TIN  AND  SHEET  IRON  WARE;  716  ELM  STREET. 

In  visiting  the  many  splendid  business  houses  of  Dallas  and  examining  into 
the  particular  merits  of  each,  we  have  found  none  more  deserving  special  mention 
at  our  hands  than  the  establishment  of  H.  D.  Seixas,  dealer  in  stoves,  tinware,  etc., 
716  Elm  street.  Mr.  Seixas  occupies  two  stories  of  a  building  which  covers  an 
area  of  25x100  feet,  and  has  it  filled  with  a  well  selected  stock  of  stoves,  both 
cooking  and  heating,  tinware,  household  and  kitchen  furnishing  goods  of  all  kinds. 
He  also  manufactures  all  kinds  of  tin  and  sheet  iron  ware,  which  articles,  as  he 
employs  none  but  skilled  mechanics,  he  warrants  to  give  satisfaction.  This  house 
enjoys  a  large  trade,  extending  throughout  the  whole  of  Dallas  county,  and  two 
assistants  are  constantly  employed  in  filling  the  orders  of  customers.  Mr.  Seixas 
is  a  native  of  Charleston,  S.  C.,  and  a  gentleman  of  large  experience  in  business, 
to  which  he  gives  his  close  and  undivided  attention.  He  keeps  his  establishment 
in  apple-pie  order,  and  no  better  display  of  goods  is  made  at  any  store  of  the  kind 
in  the  city.  He  is  a  gentleman  of  honor  and  probity,  and  worthy  all  confidence 
and  support.  His  terms  are  liberal,  considering  the  quality  of  goods  he  keeps  in 
stock,  and  customers  receive  prompt  and  courteous  attention. 

E.  A.  WORDEN — IMPORTER  AND    DEALER    IN    GUNS,  PISTOLS,  RIFLES,  TRAMMEL 
NETS,  FISHING  TACKLE,  AND  SPORTSMEN'S  MATERIAL,  734  ELM  STREET. 

The  headquarters  for  sporting  materials,  whether  for  the  chase  or  for  the  pisca- 
torial pastime,  is  the  establishment  of  E.  A.  Worden,  at  734  Elm  street.  This 
house  was  established  sixteen  years  ago.  Mr.  Worden  assumed  the  control  eight 
years  ago,  and  during  the  time  he  has  been  in  business  the  proprietor  has  had 
ample  opportunity  to  learn  the  wants  of  the  trade,  and  having  the  proper  energy  and 
business  enterprise,  he  succeeds  in  meeting  all  demands.  He  occupies  a  two-story 
brick  building,  which  covers  an  area  of  25x50  feet,  and  has  it  well  stocked  with  a 
full  assortment  of  guns,  pistols,  rifles,  trammel  nets,  fishing  tackle,  rods,  hooks,  lines, 
cartridges  and  ammunition  of  all  kinds, — in  fact  a  complete  line  of  sportsmen's  ma- 
terial of  every  kind,  and  of  the  latest  styles  and  most  approved  make.  His  trade 
is  a  good  one,  reaching  past  the  environs  of  the  city  and  far  into  the  surrounding 
country.  His  stock  is  valued  at  $8,000,  and  is  continually  being  replenished  by 
the  addition  of  all  the  latest  improvements  in  his  line.  Mr.  Worden  has  established 
a  reputation  for  honesty  and  square  dealing  second  to  none  in  the  city,  and  fully 


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merits  the  large  trade  he  enjoys.  He  buys  in  large  quantities,  and  sells  exclusively 
for  cash,  so  that  his  customers  have  the  advantage  of  every  circumstance  that  can 
conduce  to  low  prices.  This,  together  with  Mr.  Worden's  high  character  as  a  busi- 
ness man,  and  his  personal  popularity,  makes  his  business  both  lucrative  to  him 
and  creditable  to  the  city.  Guns  are  made  to  order  by  him,  and  repairing  of  goods 
in  his  line  is  done  in  first  class  manner.  None  but  superior  workmen  are  employed 
and  those  that  can  be  relied  on  to  do  satisfactory  work.  The  terms  of  the  house 
are  most  liberal,  and  all  dealings  most  satisfactory  to  customers. 

J.  S.  DOWNS — STAPLE  AND  FANCY  GROCERIES,  CORNER  ELM  AND  PEARL  STREETS. 

A  well  ordered  and  honorably  conducted  grocery,  where  families  can  be  always 
supplied  promptly  and  with  a  class  of  goods  that  can  be  relied  upon  as  fresh  and 
first-class,  is  an  important  industry  of  a  city.  The  one  heading  this  sketch  has 
been  in  existence  about  twelve  years  and  has  met  the  wants  of  the  community  to 
such  a  degree  that  it  has  had  an  increasing  trade,  and  now  does  a  business  of  about 
$40,000  annually.  The  trade,  which  is  large,  requires  the  stock  to  be  often  replen- 
ished, so  that  it  is  constantly  filled  with  a  fresh  and  desirable  assortment  of  all 
staple  and  fancy  groceries,  tobacco,  cigars,  etc.  Mr.  Downs,  the  proprietor,  came 
here  from  Woodville,  Miss.,  and  is  a  practical  man  in  this  business.  He  endeavors 
to  meet  the  wants  of  all  who  desire  first-class  goods  at  fair  prices,  and  prompt  atten- 
tion is  given  to  filling  all  orders  left  with  him.  His  reputation  for  taking  great 
care  in  looking  after  the  interests  of  his  patrons  is  well  established,  and  customers 
of  many  years  ago  are  so  well  satisfied  that  they  are  his  patrons  to-day.  We  can 
cheerfully  commend  the  house  to  the  favorable  consideration  of  all  who  want  hon- 
orable treatment  in  this  line  of  business.  Farmers  who  read  our  work  will  find 
him  a  liberal  purchaser  of  all  country  products,  and  they  will  do  well  to  call  on 
him  when  coming  to  Dallas  on  business. 

HINCKLEY  &  SON — DEALERS  IN  STOVES  AND  TINWARE,  MANUFACTURERS  OP 
HINCKLEY'S  PATENT  FLUE,  GALVANIZED  IRON  CORNICE,  WINDOW  CAPS,  ETC., 
No.  411  ELM  STREET. 

Among  the  combined  manufacturing  and  mercantile  establishments  of  Dallas 
none  occupies  a  higher  place  than  that  of  Hinckley  &  Son,  manufacturers  and 
dealers  in  stoves,  tinware,  cornice  work,  etc.,  at  411  Elm  street.  They  carry  a  large 
stock  of  stoves,  selected  with  a  special  view  to  the  city  trade,  and  embracing  some 
of  the  handsomest  articles  in  the  way  of  cooking  stoves  and  heaters  now  in  the 
market.  They  also  carry  all  kinds  of  tinware,  and  keep  a  fine  supply  of  galvanized 
iron  cornice,  window  caps,  etc.,  which  they  sell  at  reduced  prices.  Their  specialty 
is  the  manufacture  of  the  "  Hinckley  Patent  Flue,"  a  metal  chimney,  invented  and 
patented  by  Mr.  Hinckley,  Sr.,  and  one  which  is  becoming  very  popular  with  build- 
ers and  owners  of  property,  wherever  introduced.  Five  hands  are  employed  in  the 
shops  of  this  firm.  They  occupy  a  good  location  in  the  business  part  of  the  city, 
and  their  room  covers  an  area  of  25x80  feet.  This  firm  has  been  doing  business 
here  for  ten  years,  and  has  established  a  reputation  for  honesty,  integrity  and  fair 


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DALLAS — HER 


dealing,  second  to  none.  The  proprietors  are  practical  men  themselves,  and  give 
their  full  time  to  the  management  of  their  business,  and  the  work  turned  out  at 
their  shops  stands  par  excellence  with  that  of  any  other  shop  in  the  city.  A  specialty 
of  jobbing  in  cornice  work,  guttering,  roofing  and  window  caps,  is  made  by  this 
firm,  and  they  are  prepared  to  make  estimates  and  contracts  on  all  jobs  in  and  out 
of  the  city.  They  can  be  relied  on  to  fill  all  contracts  to  the  letter,  and  in  a  most 
satisfactory  manner. 

RAINWATER  &  STEARNS— DEALERS  IN  GRAIN,  AND  PROPRIETORS  OF  "  CENTRAL 
ELEVATOR,"  Nos.  402  TO  404  LAMAR  STREET. 

Among  the  many  and  varied  business  enterprises  of  Dallas,  one  of  the  most 
important  is  the  one  conducted  by  the  firm  whose  style  heads  this  article.  The 
house  was  established  in  1875  and  in  1883  they  were  burned  out,  but  with  indomit- 
able pluck  they  rebuilt  the  same  year,  and  are  now  doing  the  largest  business  in 
their  line  in  Dallas,  besides  being  sole  owners  and  proprietors  of  the  "  Central  Ele- 
vator" which  is  acknowledged  to  be  one  of  the  best  in  the  country  and  the  only  one 
in  Dallas.  Their  elevator  and 
building  are  42x60  feet  in  dimen- 
sion and  62  feet  in  height,with  an 
adjoining  room  40x20  feet.  The 
elevator  has  a  capacity  of  100,000 
bushels  and  is  run  by  an  engine 
of  30  horse  power.  •  In  its  equip- 
ment and  outfit  it  is  in  every 
respect  similar  to  those  of  Chi- 
cago, St.  Louis  and  the  other 
great  grain  centers.  Messrs. 
Rainwater  &  Stearns  buy  exclu- 
sively on  orders,  and  possessing 
long  experience  and  a  thorough 
practical  knowledge  of  their  business,  as  well  as  having  extensive  business  connec- 
tions, they  are  enabled  to  offer  inducements  which  few  can  duplicate.  Mr.  D.  T. 
Rainwater  is  a  native  of  Atlanta,  Georgia,  and  Mr.  A.  W.  Stearns  of  Kansas  City, 
Missouri.  Both  gentlemen  are  well-known  in  and  out  of  business  circles,  and 
are  thoroughly  identified  with  the  city  of  their  adoption.  With  their  present  fa- 
cilities and  the  marvelous  growth  of  Dallas,  there  is  no  limit  to  the  future  extension 
of  their  business. 

FRANK  WOLF — MANUFACTURER  AND  DEALER  IN  SADDLES,  HARNESS,  BRIDLES, 

COLLARS,  ETC.,  408  ELM  STREET. 

In  recording  the  enterprises  of  a  city  we  find  some,  who,  by  superiority  of 
workmanship  exhibited  in  the  manufacture  of  their  goods,  have  gained  an  estab- 
lished reputation  among  the  people.  In  the  harness  and  saddlery  line  we 
find  Mr.  Frank  Wolf,  located  at  No.  408  Elm  street,  worthy  of  mention  in  the 
history  of  our  city.  He  carries  a  full  and  complete  line  of  saddles,  harness,  col- 


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lars,  bridles,  halters,  whips,  and  horse  goods  generally.  These  goods  are  of  his 
own  manufacture,  and  consequently  he  can  guarantee  them  to  be  first-class  in  every 
particular,  and  just  as  represented.  His  terms  are  as  liberal  and  low  as  first-class 
material  and  first-class  work  can  be  afforded.  He  was  born  in  Germany;  learned 
a  thorough  trade  in  Davenport,  Iowa,  and  came  here  about  eight  years  ago,  a  prac- 
tical, efficient  and  industrious  workman,  and  we  are  glad  to  know,  has  established 
a  good  business,  and  is  worthy  of  the  liberal  trade  he  is  enjoying.  We  are  sure 
our  readers  will  be  satisfied  with  the  work  done  here  and  be  treated  most  cour- 
teously if  they  will  give  him  a  call. 

GEO.  A.  WEBSTER — DEALER  IN  SEWING  MACHINES,  AND  NEEDLES,  OIL,  ATTACH- 
MENTS AND  PARTS  FOR  ALL  SEWING  MACHINES,  701  ELM  STREET. 
It  needs  no  argument  to  prove  that  money  invested  in  a  sewing  machine  is 
as  well  invested  as  if  put  in  a  bank.  The  great  labor  saver  has  already  entered 
nearly  every  household,  thus  enabling  the  family  sewing  to  be  kept  up  without 
recourse  to  extra  assistance.  Mr.  Geo.  A.  Webster,  located  at  701  Elm  street,  is  a 
general  dealer  in  all  kinds  of  machines,  as  he  has  established  himself  as  a  purchas- 
ing agent  for  the  buyer,  and  has  made  his  terms  and  prices  with  each  manufacturer, 
so  that  he  does  not  have  to  add  to  this  price  a  large  profit  to  pay  salary  to  any  one, 
and  can  afford  to  deal  very  liberally.  Our  readers  need  only  call  when  coming  to 
Dallas,  or  they  can  order  by  mail  the  kind  of  machine  they  want,  and  he  will,  as 
purchasing  agent,  order  it  at  once,  charging  only  his  regular  commission.  He  car- 
ries in  stock  a  full  line  of  attachments  and  parts  of  machines,  as  well  as  all  kinds  of 
needles,  oils,  etc.  Usually  he  has  on  hand  some  good  second-hand  machines,  that 
he  has  taken  in  from  some  party  who  wants  one  more  fancy.  These  he  sells  at 
astonishingly  low  prices.  He  cleans  and  repairs  machines,  and  no  one  need  fear  to 
transact  business  with  a  man  who  has  such  references  to  refer  to  as  his  circulars  in- 
dicate. 

HARRY  BROTHERS— WHOLESALE  AND   RETAIL  DEALERS  IN  STOVES  AND  TIN- 
WARE, QUEENSWARE  AND  GLASSWARE,  629  ELM  STREET. 

This  firm  began  business  here  in  1876,  and  have  from  that  time  enjoyed  an 
uninterrupted  career  of  prosperity,  extending  their  trade  and  widening  the  scope 
of  their  transactions,  until  at  the  present  time  they  have  an  establishment  and  a 
patronage  creditable  to  the  city  and  profitable  to  themselves.  The  building  occu- 
pied by  this  firm  is  centrally  located  and  well  fitted  up  for  their  business.  It  is 
25x180  feet  in  area,  and  every  available  foot  of  space  is  called  into  requisition  to 
accommodate  the  immense  stock  of  goods  carried,  embracing  a  full  line  of  stoves, 
tinware,  queensware,  glassware,  fine  table  cutlery,  and  house  furnishing  goods  of  all 
kinds.  Some  of  the  finest  and  most  popular  brands  of  cook  and  heating  stoves 
manufactured  are  handled  by  this  firm,  and  as  they  buy  in  large  quantities,  and  for 
cash,  they  are  able  to  offer  their  customers  inducements  in  the  way  of  low  prices 
not  equaled  by  other  houses.  There  is  a  manufacturing  department  connected 
with  this  establishment  in  which  is  manufactured  all  kinds  of  tin  and  sheet  iron 
ware,  and  galvanized  iron  cornice  work.  They  also  make  a  galvanized  iron  flue  for 


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stove-pipes,  after  a  plan  invented  and  patented  by  themselves.  In  this  department 
fifteen  to  twenty  hands  are  employed  constantly,  and  kept  busy  in  attending  to 
the  demands  made  upon  the  house  by  its  numerous  customers.  The  members  of 
the  firm  are  Messrs.  J.  D.,  D.  C.  and  T.  C.  Harry,  all  of  them  practical  business 
men,  acquainted  with  every  detail  of  the  trade  in  which  they  are  engaged,  enter- 
prising, active  and  progressive.  They  are  men  of  great  personal  popularity,  which, 
with  their  well-known  reputation  for  honesty  and  reliability,  has  given  them  a 
patronage  extending  over  the  whole  of  Northern  Texas  and  aggregating  $75,000 
annually.  This  house  is  cordially  recommended  to  the  public  as  a  pleasant  and 
profitable  one  with  which  to  deal. 


CHARLES  MEISTERHAUS— GENERAL  AGENT  WM.  J.  LEMP'S  BEER,  AND  DEALER 
IN  ICE,  CORNER  MAIN  AND  BROADWAY. 

Wherever  on  the  American  continent  beer  is  drank  by  the  inhabitants,  the 
fame  of  St.  Louis  as  a  beer  producing  city  is  spread,  and  nothing  which  we  could 
say  would  add  to  it.  Prominent  among  the  producers  of  that  delightful  beverage 
in  the  "  Mound  City  "  is  Wm.  J.  Lemp,  and  his  fame  and  the  fame  of  the  beer 

which  he  makes  is  almost  co-extensive  with 
that  of  the  city  in  which  he  lives.  Cer- 
tainly no  other  brand  is  so  popular  among 
Texas  beer  drinkers,  and  so  great  is  the 
demand  for  Lemp's  beer,  that  agencies  have 
been  established  all  over  the  State  to  supply 
the  retail  dealers  with  the  foaming  bever- 
age, pure  and  reliable.  The  agent  at  Dallas 
is  Charles  Meisterhaus,  and  his  headquarters 
are  at  the  corner  of  Main  and  Broadway.  He  has  been  in  the  business  sixteen 
years,  and  he  knows  it  thoroughly.  He  has  arrangements  completed  by  which 
he  receives  his  supplies  from  the  brewery  in  the  shortest  space  of  time  at  frequent 
intervals,  thus  being  able  to  furnish  it  to  his  customers  fresh  and  nice  every  day. 
Large  quantities  of  this  famous  beer  are  consumed  in  Dallas,  where  it  always  has 
been  a  favorite,  and  Mr.  Meisterhaus  enjoys  a  large  and  lucrative  patronage.  He 
also  receives  ice  in  large  quantities,  and  keeps  it  for  sale  continually  at  the  lowest 
price. 

DALLAS   PAINT  AND   COLOR  WORKS— W.  W.  YOUNG,  PRESIDENT;   WORKS, 
CORNER  PACIFIC  AVENUE  AND  PRESTON  STREET. 

Prominent  among  the  manufactures  of  Dallas  we  may  mention  the  above  enter- 
prise, as  conducive  to  the  good  of  the  city,  and  filling  a  long  felt  want.  This  com- 
pany is  composed  of  some  of  the  leading  enterprising  men  of  Dallas,  with  ample 
capital  to  carry  on  the  business.  Messrs.  W.  W.  Young  and  H.  Hamilton,  mem- 
bers of  the  firm  of  Hamilton  &  Young,  are  respectively  President  and  Treasurer, 
and  Mr.  F.  K.  McFarland,  President  of  the  Texas  Machine  Company,  is  Vice-Presi- 
dent. The  premises  occupied  on  Preston  street  as  a  factory  are  175x210  feet,  and 


TRADE,    COMMERCE    AND   INDUSTRIES.  87 


contain  a  twenty-five  horse-power  engine,  two  burrs,  and  all  needed  modern  ma- 
chinery for  the  production  of  their  paints.  The  object  sought  for,  and  which  has 
been  fully  attained,  was  to  manufacture  a  paint  that  would  stand  the  hot  climate 
of  Texas,  Louisiana,  Mexico,  and  the  South,  without  flaking,  still  retaining  its  dura- 
bility and  beautiful  glossy  color,  and  which  could  be  sold  at  a  price  satisfactory  to 
the  consumer.  The  paint  is  made  in  white,  black,  red,  green,  and  all  colors  for  in- 
terior and  exterior  painting  of  any  desired  shade.  The  paint  is  mixed  and  ready 
for  use,  and  is  sold  by  the  gallon,  in  packages  from  one-eighth  to  forty  gallons,  and 
is  guaranteed  as  follows  by  the  company:  "We  guarantee  the  paint  in  this  package 
will  prove  satisfactory  to  the  purchaser  when  applied  according  to  directions.  Our 
guarantee  embraces  sufficient  time  to  properly  test  the  merits  of  the  paint.  Our 
friends,  from  whom  this  may  be  purchased,  are  authorized  to  protect  this  guarantee. 
Signed,  Dallas  Paint  and  Color  Works."  They  also  manufacture  a  first  class  article 
of  fire-proof  roofing  paint,  to  which  we  would  call  special  attention.  We  are  glad 
to  refer  the  readers  of  this  volume  to  this  manufactory,  as  we  are  pure  the  goods 
being  manufactured  expressly  with  a  view  to  this  climate  are  much  superior  to 
what  is  being  sold  as  mixed  paints  shipped  here  from  the  North.  The  officers  and 
managers  of  this  factory  are  too  well  and  favorably  known  in  Dallas  to  need  com- 
ment here;  but  to  those  who  live  abroad  we  will  say  that  for  a  high  standard  of 
business  honor  and  reliability  no  men  anywhere  enjoy  more  of  the  public  confi- 
dence and  esteem,  and  none  conduct  their  business  upon  a  higher  plane  of  business 
honor.  Correspondence  with  the  company  for  price-lists,  etc.,  will  receive  prompt 

attention. 

F.  T.  JONES — (SUCCESSOR  TO  A.  OPPENHEIMER  &  Co.),  GENERAL  COMMISSION  MER- 
CHANT AND  DEALER  IN  GRAIN,  101  AND  103  CAMP  STREET. 
Among  the  many  reliable  and  enterprising  commission  houses  operating  in 
Dallas  none  occupies  a  higher  position  than  that  of  F.  T.  Jones,  101  and  103  Camp 
street.  Mr.  Jones  has  been  in  this  business  here  but  a  few  months,  having  suc- 
ceeded the  well  known  firm  of  A.  Oppenheirner  &  Co.,  but  being  a  man  skilled  in 
business,  and  understanding  the  wants  of  the  trade,  he  has  already  made  a  place 
for  his  house  among  the  leading  commercial  institutions  of  the  city.  His  place 
of  business  is  well  located  and  the  building  he  occupies  large  and  well  fitted  for 
his  business.  Four  assistants  are  steadily  engaged  in  attending  to  the  wants  of 
patrons,  and  the  trade  of  the  house  extends  over  the  entire  State.  Mr.  Jones  deals 
largely  in  grain  of  all  kinds,  of  which  he  carries  a  large  stock.  He  makes  a 
specialty  of  rust  proof  oats,  filling  all  orders  for  that  article  promptly.  Liberal 
advancements  are  made  on  consignments,  and  country  merchants  and  planters  will 
find  all  goods  consigned  to  him  handled  with  judgment  and  discretion,  and  returns 
promptly  made.  Mr.  Jones  is  a  gentleman  of  character  and  probity,  possessed  of 
an  enterprising  and  progressive  spirit,  and  his  business  is  conducted  upon  principles 
of  liberality  and  equity  alike  to  purchaser  and  consignor.  He  begs  to  refer  those 
who  desire  to  make  consignments  to  the  American  National  Bank,  and  Adams  & 
Leonard,  bankers,  Dallas.  There  is  not  in  the  city,  nor  indeed  in  the  State,  a 
house  more  worthy  the  confidence  and  patronage  of  the  public. 


88 


DALLAS — HER 


S.  H.  COCKRELL  &  CO. — PROPRIETORS  TODD  MILLS;  MANUFACTURERS  OF  FULL 
ROLLER  PROCESS  FLOUR;  FOOT  OF  PACIFIC  AVENUE. 

This  mill  was  established  in  1875,  and  has  been  one  of  the  leading  institutions 
of  its  kind  in  the  city.  The  mill  building  is  40x65  feet  in  area,  with  an  engine 
room  25x50  feet  attached.  The  motive  power  is  furnished  by  two  engines,  one 
twenty -five,  and  the  other  one  hundred  and  twenty -five  horse-power,  supplied  by 

two  fifty-four  inch,  sixty-five  flue 
boilers,  twelve  feet  in  length.  The 
full  roller  process  is  used  in  the 
manufacture  of  flour,  and  they 
make  as  fine  a  quality  as  can  be 
found  at  any  mill  in  the  country. 
They  have  a  capacity  of  250 
barrels  a  day,  and  owing  to  the 
immense  popularity  of  their 
flour,  they  enjoy  a  steady  run  at 
all  seasons.  The  personnel  of  the 
firm  consists  of  S.  H.  Cockrell,  F. 
M.  Cockrell  &  Mitch.  Gray,  all 
gentlemen  well  known  in  the  city 
and  throughout  the  surrounding  country  for  their  enterprise  and  activity  in  busi- 
ness, and  their  genial  manner  and  courteous  bearing  in  private  life.  In  connection 
with  their  mills,  the  same  firm  have  also  an  elevator,  36x45  feet  in  area,  and  with  a 
capacity  of  40,000  bushels.  This  gives  this 
company  an  immense  advantage  over  their 
competitors  who  are  not  so  well  fixed,  as  it 
enables  them  to  buy  wheat  when  it  is  at  its 
lowest,  and  store  it  away  to  be  ground  when 
wanted.  Twenty  men  are  employed  and 
find  steady  work  here,  and  the  trade  of  this ; 
company  extends  throughout  the  whole  of 
the  State  of  Texas,  aggregating  a  large  sum 
annually.  Mr.  Mitch.  Gray,  the  purchasing 
agent  of  the  concern,  is  a  native  of  Illinois, 
a  man  of  experience  in  business,  and  one 
who  understands  the  manufacture  of  flour 
in  all  its  details.  The  fame  of  these  mills 
is  widespread,  and  they  produce  some  of  the  most  popular  brands  of  flour  in 
the  market.  Farmers  having  wheat  for  sale  can  always  find  a  market  for  it  here, 
where  they  will  receive  the  highest  cash  price  for  a  first-class  article.  Mr.  F.  M. 
Cockrell,  the  business  manager,  is  a  native  of  Texas,  and  has  been  a  city  official  of 
Dallas  for  several  years. 


TRADE,   COMMERCE   AND    INDUSTRIES.  89 

THE  MERCANTILE  AGENCY  OF  R.  G.  DUN  &  CO.  (ESTABLISHED  1841)— 
GEO.  OSMOND,  MANAGER,  WEST  SIDE  PEYDKAS.  BETWEEN  ELM  AND  MAIN 

STREETS. 

The  importance  of  the  line  of  business  carried  on  by  Messrs.  R.  G.  Dun  & 
Co.  can  scarcely  be  estimated,  so  extensive  are  its  ramifications  and  so  important 
its  bearings  on  the  trade  of  every  city.  By  means  of  the  information  which  they 
furnish  to  their  subscribers,  many  of  their  patrons  are  saved  heavy  losses  by  being 
prevented  from  opening  undesirable  accounts;  their  records  disclose  the  career  of 
the  unsafe  and  unscrupulous  dealers,  while  confidence  is  promoted  between  the 
jobber  and  the  reliable  and  deserving  merchant.  The  Dallas  branch  was  estab- 
lished in  1875,  and  has  since  its  opening  retained  the  confidence  and  support  of 
the  wholesale  trade  and  bankers.  With  the  growth  of  the  city  its  list  of  patrons 
has  increased,  and  now  numbers  quadruple  the  original  list,  and  still  increasing. 
This  fact  is  due  largely  to  the  exactness  and  accuracy  of  its  reports,  and  the  efforts 
made  to  meet  all  demands  upon  the  agency,  as  well  as  the  great  energy  and  long 
experience  of  the  present  manager.  No  trouble  or  expense  is  spared  that  will  add 
to  the  efficiency  of  the  service.,  and  under  the  able  direction  of  Mr.  Osmond,  the 
manager,  the  influence  and  value  of  the  agency  is  rapidly  increasing,  the  interests 
of  subscribers  being  closely  looked  after  by  him.  The  agency  also  does  a  collec- 
tion business,  having  unusually  good  facilities  for  handling  claims;  they  are 
represented  by  reliable  attorneys  in  nearly  every  town,  and  their  perfect  system 
produces  most  excellent  results  to  clients. 

CHAS.  G.  ECKFORD — WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL  DEALER,  AND  MANUFACTURER  OF 
CARPETS,  OIL  CLOTHS,  MATTING,  AND  GENERAL  INTERIOR  HOUSE  DECORA- 
TIONS, 728  ELM  STREET. 

A  mong  the  many  houses  in  Dallas  that  have  gained  immediate  popularity,  and 
made  for  themselves  reputations  for  enterprise  and  activity  in  a  short  time,  none 
has  been  more  startlingly  successful  than  that  of  Chas.  G.  Eckford,  728  Elm  street. 
Probably  the  fact  that  he  manufactures  his  own  wares  has  had  something  to  do 
with  the  rapid  growth  of  his  business,  for  the  people  of  this  enterprising  town  are 
swift  to  see  their  own  interests,  and  understand  and  appreciate  the  fact  that  manu- 
facturing establishments  add  more  to  the  growth  of  the  city  than  any  other  kind. 
But  be  that  as  it  may,  Mr.  Eckford  is  the  possessor  of  that  happy  faculty  which 
enables  him  to  recognize  the  opportunities  offered,  and  he  is  also  possessed  of, 
enough  nerve  and  progressiveness  to  take  advantage  of  them.  It  is,  therefore,  not  at 
all  surprising  that,  though  he  has  been  in  business  here  but  eight  months,  still  he  has 
established  a  trade  that  o'erleaps  the  confines  of  city  and  county,  and  occupies  as 
its  proper  arena  the  whole  State.  He  is  well  located  in  the  business  part  of  the 
city,  and  occupies  a  two-story  brick  building,  covering  an  area  of  25x100  feet.  The 
lower  story  is  the  salesroom,  and  in  it  is  found  a  full  and  complete  assortment  of 
carpets,  oil  cloths,  mattings,  drapery  goods  and  trimmings,  furniture  coverings, 
upholsterers'  supplier,  lace  curtains,  window  shades,  cornices,  poles,  and  interior 
house  decorations  of  all  kinds.  His  carpets  embrace  everything  of  the  carpet  kind, 


90  DALLAS — HER 


from  the  handsomest  "Wiltons,"  Moquettes,"  velvets,  ''Body  Brussels,"  "Tapestry 
Brussels  "  and  "  Ingrains,"  which  he  has  in  the  handsomest  designs,  down  to  the 
cheapest  hemps.  He  makes  a  specialty  of  store  shades,  and  carries  a  large  line  of 
them,  of  the  best  make.  His  stock  is  a  valuable  one,  and  is  daily  being  replenished 
by  the  receipt  of  new  goods,  embracing  the  latest  and  most  fashionable  patterns. 
Five  assistants  find  constant  employment  in  attending  to  the  demands  of  his  grow- 
ing trade.  Mr.  Eckford  came  here  from  Georgia,  and  although  he  has  been  with  us 
but  a  short  time,  has  firmly  established  himself  as  one  of  our  leading  business  men 
and  best  and  most  public  spirited  citizens.  He  is  worthy  and  reliable,  and  we 
cheerfully  recommend  him  to  the  patronage  and  support  of  our  readers. 

COLE  &  WHITE — LAND  AND  COLLECTING  AGENTS,  610  MAIN  STREET. 

Active,  energetic  and  reliable  real  estate  agents  are  of  inestimable  value  to  a  city, 
and  especially  one  which  is  growing  as  rapidly  as  Dallas.  In  advertising  their  busi- 
ness to  the  world  they  advertise  the  city,  and  the  capital  which  they  attract  all  goes 
to  build  up  and  add  to  the  general  prosperity  of  the  city.  Dallas  has  many  enter- 
prising and  progressive  real  estate  men,  but  there  are  none  whose  activity,  energy 
and  reliability  entitle  them  to  take  precedence  of  the  firm  whose  name  heads  this 
article.  This  firm  deals  in  lands  of  all  kinds,  timber  or  agricultural,  either  city  or 
country,  and  also  attends  to  the  collection  of  rents  and  payment  of  taxes  for  foreign 
holders.  They  also  investigate  and  perfect  titles  to  land, .  and  furnish  abstracts 
on  application.  G.  C.  Cole  and  Z.  T.  White,  who  compose  the  firm,  are  both 
gentlemen  of  high  character  and  undoubted  integrity,  and  any  interest  entrusted 
to  them  will  be  carefully  guarded  and  faithfully  performed.  Mr.  Cole,  who  is  a 
practicing  attorney,  has  made  a  specialty  of  the  land  law,  and  is  thoroughly  con- 
versant with  all  the  essentials  to  a  perfect  title  under  the  laws  of  the  State.  These 
gentlemen  solicit  correspondence  with  persons  desiring  either  to  buy  or  sell  land 
to  make  collections  or  to  oversee  property. 

PRATHER,  ARDREY  &  E WING— FIRE  AND  MARINE  INSURANCE  AGENCY,  741 
ELM  STREET. 

If  long  continued  success  and  prosperity  may  be  taken  as  a  standard  by  which 
to  judge  of  the  merit  of  any  commercial  institution,  then  the  house  named  above 
is  entitled  to  the  first  place  among  similar  establishments  in  the  city,  for  it  is  the 
oldest  of  them  all.  The  firm  was  formerly  Carnes  &  Ewing,  the  present  firm  suc- 
ceeding to  the  business  in  August,  1884.  They  do  a  general  fire  and  marine 
insurance  business,  representing  the  following  well  known  first-class  companies: 
J£tna,  of  Hartford;  Hartford,  of  Hartford;  National,  of  Hartford;  Insurance  Com- 
pany of  North  America,  of  Philadelphia;  Underwriters'  Agency,  New  York;  Ger- 
man American,  New  York;  Liverpool  and  London  and  Globe;  St.  Paul  Fire  and 
Marine;  North  British  and  Mercantile;  Lancashire;  Scottish  Union  and  National; 
Edinburgh  and  London;  North  British  Fire  and  Marine;  Hibernia  Insurance  Co., 
New  Orleans.  W.  H.  Prather,  A.  C.  Ardrey  and  H.  F.  Ewing  compose  the  per- 
sonnel of  the  firm.  They  are  all  gentlemen  of  well  known  character  and  intelli- 


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gence,  honest,  upright  and  liberal  in  business,  and  the  patronage  they  enjoy  is  a 
deserved  tribute  to  the  reputation  they  bear  for  reliability.  Mr.  Ewing  was  a 
member  of  the  firm  which  preceded  the  present  one.  He  has  enjoyed  the  patron- 
age of  many  of  the  wisest  and  most  discreet  business  men  in  Dallas,  and  the  alli- 
ance lately  formed  is  not  one  that  is  calculated  to  lessen  in  any  degree  the  popu- 
larity of  this  old  and  reliable  establishment.  Persons  having  property  to  insure 
cannot  do  better  than  to  place  their  risks  with  these  gentlemen,  who  not  only 
represent  some  of  the  best  companies  in  existence,  but  who  are  also  genial  and 
pleasant  men  with  whom  to  transact  business. 

DALLAS   IRON  WORKS — PHELAN  &  Co.,  PROPRIETORS,  CORNER   Ross  AVENUE 
AND  ORANGE  STREET. 

These  works,  founded  in  1874,  without  capital,  have  come  to  play  an  im- 
portant part  among  the  active,  industrial  and  commercial  houses  of  the  city. 
The  proprietors  of  the  establishment  are  William  Phelan  and  F.  P.  Phelan, 
both  of  whom  are  thoroughly  practical  machinists  and  understand  their  busi- 
ness in  all  its  departments.  They  carry  on  a  general  foundry  and  machine 
shop  business,  making  and  repairing  engines,  boilers  and  machinery  of  all  kinds. 

They  also  deal  in  sec- 
ond hand  machinery 
|  of  every  description, 
having  a  number  of 
engines,  repaired  and 
fixed  up  as  good  as 
new,  in  their  shops  for 
sale  at  all  times.  Their 
foundry  is  an  iron 
structure,  36x75  feet 
in  area,  and  they  have 
three  other  buildings, 
one  40x60  feet,  one 
story ;  one  20x176  feet, 
one  story;  one  30x40  feet,  two  stories,  which  they  use  for  shops,1] work  rooms  and 
warehouses.  In  this  establishment  is  also  some  of  the  largest  and  most  complete 
machinery  for  their  business  to  be  found  in  the  State,  including  a  lathe,  with  forty- 
eight  inch  swing,  and  a  planer  30x30x10  feet.  Ten  men  are  employed  by  this  firm, 
and  are  kept  steadily  engaged  in  attending  to  the  large  demands  made  upon  the 
shops.  Messrs.  Phelan  &  Co.  have  a  widespread  reputation  among  mill  and 
gin  men  and  machinery  dealers  generally  for  first  class  workmanship,  and  it  its  a 
well  known  fact  that  no  piece  of  work  is  allowed  to  leave  their  shops  that  is  not  well 
done.  Three  inventions  have  been  patented  by  the  members  of  this  firm  and  are 
now  in  general  use  and  of  great  value.  The  fact  is  they  are  natural  mechanics 
and  in  preparing  or  repairing  machinery  they  are  able  to  make  it  in  the  best  pos- 
sible and  most  perfect  manner.  The  Messrs.  Phelan  are  father  and  son,  William, 


92  DALLAS — HER 


the  father,  having  been  born  in  Ireland,  and  the  son  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  They  have 
been  in  this  city  since  1873,  and  are  well  known  to  the  people  of  Dallas  as  men  of 
integrity,  energy  and  enterprise  in  business,  and  as  most  skillful  and  trustworthy 
mechanics.  That  they  have  been  successful  is  due  to  their  own  efforts  only,  and 
their  business,  which  is  now  a  large  and  lucrative  one,  has  been  built  up  by  honest, 
faithful  industry.  This  establishment  is  recommended  to  the  public  as  one  in 
every  way  worthy  their  patronage  and  support. 

TEXAS  MUTUAL  AID  AND  ENDOWMENT  ASSOCIATION-ALLEN  M.  HALL, 
SECRETARY;  OFFICE,  723  MAIN  STREET. 

While  likely  to  be  ignored,  in  summing  up  the  commercial  or  manufacturing 
interests,  resources  or  advantages  of  a  community,  the  insurance  business  has  yet 
a  vital  bearing  on  the  interests  of  citizens  which  fully  entitles  it  to  a  consideration 
in  this  work.  In  insuring,  the  first  thing  to  be  considered  is,  what  companies  are 
conducted  upon  the  most  equitable  and  honorable  plan.  Among  the  officers  and 
directors  of  the  Texas  Mutual  Aid  and  Endowment  Association  are  some  of  the 
ablest  and  most  reliable  men  of  our  State.  It  is  chartered  under  the  laws  of  Texas 
and  offers  the  most  perfect  security  as  well  as  the  cheapest  insurance  to  be  obtained. 
The  fact  that  a  majority  of  the  independent  companies  are  erecting  large  and  hand- 
some buildings  and  paying  large  salaries  to  officers  is  sufficient  evidence  that  the 
mutual  plan  is  the  best  and  cheapest,  and  such  associations  need  only  be  managed 
by  men  of  well  known  integrity  to  become  popular.  The  management  of  the 
company  under  discussion,  since  its  organization,  recommends  it  to  the  favorable 
consideration  of  all  who  desire  insurance,  and  the  Secretary  will  furnish  to  corres- 
pondents undoubted  evidence  of  the  advantages  they  offer  over  the  old  plan.  Agen- 
cies may  be  obtained  in  any  part  of  the  State  upon  application  to  this  home 
office.  The  policy  holders  of  this  company  are  well  satisfied,  losses  by  death  are 
speedily  settled,  and  the  affairs  are  managed  upon  an  honorable  basis,  lair  alike  to 
the  company  and  its  patrons. 

0.  H.  GLANCE Y — MANUFACTURER  OF  SHIRTS  AND  UNDERWEAR,  612  MAIN  STREET. 
Among  the  mercantile  houses. in  the  city  which  manufacture  their  own  wares, 
that  of  C.  H.  Clancey,  manufacturer  of  shirts  and  underwear,  612  Main  street,  occu- 
pied a  prominent  place.  This  house  was  established  in  1879,  and  has  enjoyed  a 
most  prosperous  career,  with  the  exception  of  having  been  entirely  destroyed  by 
fire  a  few  years  ago.  Mr.  Clancey  is  a  man  of  large  experience  in  the  business  in 
which  he  is  engaged,  having  been  engaged  in  it  a  great  many  years.  He  uses  the  best 
material  in  the  manufacture  of  his  goods,  and  the  shirts  which  he  turns  out  are 
noted  alike  for  the  excellent  quality  of  the  material  and  the  neatness  of  their  fit. 
Two  male  and  twenty -two  female  assistants  are  employed,  all  of  whom,  with  the 
twenty  sewing  machines  in  his  work  room,  driven  by  steam,  are  kept  busily  at 
work  to  fill  the  numerous  orders  for  the  popular  articles  which  they  make.  The 
stock  carried  by  Mr.  Clancey,  consisting  of  shirts  and  underwear  already  made 
and  material  not  yet  made  up,  is  valued  at  $4,000,  and  his  annual  sales  aggregate 


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$20,000.  His  traveling  agents,  who  are  on  the  road  all  the  time,  sell  his  goods  all 
over  Texns,  Louisiana  and  New  Mexico,  and  his  trade,  now  large,  is  daily  increasing. 
Mr.  Clancey  is  a  native  of  Michigan,  but  has  resided  in  this  city  ten  years.  He  is 
well  known  as  a  man  of  enterprise,  energy  and  honesty,  and  his  large  and  growing 
business  is  due  to  this  fact.  He  is  courteous  and  polite  to  all  who  enter  his 
place  of  business,  and  is  deserving  of  all  the  patronage  which  a  generous  public  may 
shower  upon  him. 

HENRY  LOEB — GROCER,  COTTON  FACTOR,  GRAIN,  HIDES  AND  WOOL,  AND  COM- 
MISSION MERCHANT,  AND  DEALER  IN  LIQUORS,  TOBACCO  AND  CIGARS,  CORNER 
CAMP  AND  LAMAR  STREETS. 

Among  the  many  worthy  and  reputable  houses  in  the  city  of  Dallas  doing  a 
general  commission  business,  it  gives  us  pleasure  to  mention  particularly  the  well 
known  and  popular  establishment  of  Henry  Loeb.  Mr.  Loeb  has  been  in  business 
here  for  fifteen  years,  and  no  house  in  the  city  'bears  a  higher  reputation  for  hon- 
esty, integrity  and  reliability  than  his.  He  deals  extensively  in  cotton,  and  does 
a  general  commission  business,  allowing  the  most  liberal  advances  on  consignments 
and  assuring  the  highest  market  prices  for  all  articles  consigned.  He  also  deals  in 
groceries,  liquors,  tobacco  and  cigars,  of  which  he  carries  a  large  and  complete 
assortment.  His  stock  of  groceries  embraces  a  fine  line  of  sugars,  teas,  coffees, 
syrup,  spices,  canned  goods,  meats  and  flours,  in  short  everything  in  the  staple  and 
fancy  grocery  line.  Among  his  liquors  and  cigars  are  some  of  the  finest  and  most 
noted  brands,  domestic  and  foreign,  known  to  the  market.  Of  tobacco  he  keeps 
every  kind,  both  chewing  and  smoking,  from  the  lowest  to  the  highest  grade.  He 
buys  in  large  quantities  and  for  cash,  and  is,  therefore,  able  to  offer  all  classes  of 
goods  to  his  customers  at  the  very  lowest  prices.  This  is  a  most  advantageous 
house  with  which  to  establish  business  relations  and  it  is  cordially  recommended  to 
our  readers. 

ARTHUR  CAIN— LIVERY,  FEED   AND  SALE  STABLES,  703   AND  705  COMMERCE 
STREET. 

One  of  the  best  known  and  most  thoroughly  popular  livery  establishments  in 
Dallas  is  that  of  Arthur  Cain,  703  and  705  Commerce  street.  Mr.  Cain,  who  is  a 
Frenchman  by  birth,  has  been  in  Dallas  ten  years,  and  most  of  the  time  has  been 
engaged  in  running  a  line  of  hacks  in  the  city.  In  1883  he  determined  to  go  into  a 
general  livery  business,  and  so,  in  September  of  that  year,  he  opened  up  at  his  pres- 
ent stand.  Being  thoroughly  acquainted  with  the  people  of  Dallas,  and  knowing 
their  wants  in  the  livery  line,  Mr.  Cain  soon  made  his  stable  prominent  and  popular 
by  keeping  such  stock  and  such  vehicles  as  he  knew  the  people  wanted.  He  has 
nineteen  horses,  numbering  among  them  some  of  the  fastest  flyers  in  the  city,  both 
under  the  saddle  and  in  harness;  his  buggies,  carriages  and  hacks  are  new  and  first 
class,  and  he  and  his  employes  are  polite  and  attentive  to  all  who  have  dealings 
with  them.  As  a  boarding  stable  this  is  the  most  popular  in  the  city,  and  from 
twenty  to  thirty  horses  belonging  to  other  parties  are  kept  there  all  the  time,  as  it 


94  DALLAS — HER 

is  known  that  they  will  be  well  fed  and  attended  to,  and  that  the  charges  are  ex- 
tremely moderate.  Mr.  Cain  also  receives  consignments  of  stock  for  sale,  for  which 
he  guarantees  the  highest  market  price  to  the  owner.  The  building  used  by  Mr. 
Cain  is  75x75  feet  in  area,  well,  located,  and  admirably  fitted  up,  both  for  the  con- 
venience of  the  employes  and  the  comfort  of  the  stock. 

HENRY  &  GUBER— PROPRIETORS  TRINITY  CIGAR  FACTORY,  605  MAIN  STREET. 
About  one  year  ago  this  firm  succeeded  the  long  established,  well  known  and 
widely  popular  firm  of  Betterton  &  Co.,  who  had  long  occupied  first  place  among 
the  cigar  manufacturers  of  the  city.  In  succeeding  to  the  business,  the  new  firm 
recognized  the  fact  that  if  they  retained  the  patronage  of  their  predecessors,  they 
must  keep  their  stock  up  to  the  same  standard  of  excellence  adopted  and  adhered 
to  by  the  old  firm.  They  have  done  this,  and  more,  they  have  increased  their 
stock  and  added  improvements  here  and  there,  and  they  have  been  rewarded  in 
seeing  their  trade  steadily  advance  by  the  accumulation  of  new  customers,  while 
they  lost  none  of  the  old.  The  room  occupied  by  this  concern  is  25x90  feet  in 

area,  and  divided  into  two  compartments.  In  the 
front  is  the  salesroom,  while  the  back  is  fitted  up 
for  a  factory.  In  this  department  fifteen  hands 
are  employed,  and  kept  busily  at  work  at  all 
seasons  in  manufacturing  cigars  to  meet  the 
demands  made  by  the  large  and  growing  trade  of 

^ff^n.»<      r  ^     the  house.     This  trade  extends  to  all  parts  of  the 
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|  <*•         State>  and  ag£reSates  $30,000  per  annum.     This 

^^  J/\^  '  firm   manufacture  some  of  the  best  brands   of 

cigars  now  in  the  market,  and  their  goods  enjoy  a  widespread  popularity  among 
lovers  of  the  weed  throughout  the  State.  They  work  the  best  stock  and  keep  up 
the  popularity  of  their  goods  by  maintaining  their  quality.  In  addition  to  the  man- 
ufacture of  cigars  they  also  deal  in  tobaccos,  both  chewing  and  smoking,  and  carry 
a  fine  line  of  smokers'  articles,  embracing  fine  meerschaum  pipes,  cigar  holders 
etc.,  which  they  sell  cheap.  The  firm  is  composed  of  S.  W.  Henry  and  A.  W. 
Guber,  the  latter  being  the  practical  man  of  the  firm,  and  the  one  who  conducts 
the  business.  Mr.  Guber  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Betterton  &  Co.,  and  has 
been  raised  in  the  cigar  business,  never  having  been  in  any  other.  He  is  a  young 
man  of  sound  discretion  and  rare  good  judgment,  and  he  conducts  the  affairs  of 
the  house  upon  principles  of  the  broadest  liberality  and  integrity.  Every  one 
who  enters  this  house  will  receive  the  kindest  and  most  courteous  treatment,  and ' 
it  is  recommended  as  one  of  the  most  pleasant  in  the  city  with  which  to  deal. 

NOVELTY  IRON  AND  BOILER  WORKS— J.  WESTER,  PRES'T  AND  TREAS. ;   W. 

WESTER,  SEC'Y;  CORNER  AUSTIN  STREET  AND  Ross  AVENUE. 
In  a  history  of  the  advance  and  development  of  Dallas,  with  reference  to  com- 
mercial affairs,  the  Novelty  Iron  and  Boiler  Works  occupy  a  very  prominent  posi- 
tion, as  conducing  in  no  small  degree  to  the  present  mercantile  and  manufacturing 
importance  of  this  community.     These  works  are  situated  at  the  corner  of  Ross 


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Avenue  and  Austin  Street,  and  in  addition  to  repairing  engines  and  manufacture 
of  boilers  and  tanks  of  all  kinds,  keep  a  large  stock  of  brass  goods,  rubber  hose, 
sheet-lead,  gas  fixtures,  bath  tubs,  etc.,  and  do  plumbing  and  gas,  steam  and  water 
fitting.  A  specialty  is  made  of  lard,  oil  and  water  tanks,  and  sheet-iron  work  of 
all  descriptions.  The  trade  is  increasing  from  year  to  year,  and  reaches  out  into 
adjoining  counties.  The  company  are  prepared  to  make  estimates  on  work  in  all 
parts  of  the  country  and  sends  practical  and  competent  workmen  to  execute  all  work 
given  them.  In  the  steam  and  gas  fitting  line  this  enterprise  is  recognized  as  being 
the  headquarters  for  efficient  and  practical  work,  and  the  term's  areas  low  as  perfect 
and  satisfactory  work  can  be  done  at.  Mr.  J.  Wester  is  the  President  and  Treasurer 
of  the  company;  Mr.  W.  Wester,  Secretary.  The  policy  of  the  management  of 
these  works  from  the  first,  has  been  a  liberal  and  a  just  one,  the  natural  result 
being  that  no  similar  enterprise  in  the  city  is  regarded  with  greater  favor  or  respect. 

THE  G.  W.  BORLAND  PUBLISHING  CO.— J.  K.   CHURCHILL,  MANAGER,  906 

ELM  STREET. 

The  home  office  of  this  house  is  at  Chicago,  but  it  has  branch  establishments 
all  over  the  country,  and  its  fame  and  popularity  are  as  wide  as  the  continent.  The 
works  published  are  popular  subscription  books,  which  are  sold  by  agents  in  every 
State  and  Territory  in  the  Union,  and  which  comprise  the  works  of  some  of  the 
most  popular  standard  authors.  The  Dallas  branch  was  established  in  1883,  and  is 
headquarters  for  Texas,  Arkansas,  Louisiana,  Kentucky,  Mississippi,  East  Missouri 
and  Southern  Illinois,  New  and  Old  Mexico.  Mr.  J.  K.  Churchill,  the  manager,  is 
an  able  and  experienced  business  man,  and  the  sales  of  the  house  throughout  the 
territory  under  his  jurisdiction  have  been  phenomenal.  He  has  an  able  coadjutor 
in  Col.  D.  Hackett,  who  appoints  agents  throughout  the  territory  and  has  the  gen- 
eral supervision  of  their  work.  He  is  an  energetic  and  upright  business  man,  using 
sound  judgment  in  all  transactions.  Ten  thousand  books  were  sold  through  the 
Dallas  house  during  the  last  year,  and  the  future  gives  promise  of  still  greater  suc- 
cess. Those  desiring  an  agency  from  the  house  should  correspond  with  the  man- 
ager, Mr.  J.  K.  Churchill.  They  are  contemplating  the  removal  of  the  general 
office  from  Dallas  to  St.  Louis,  the  better  to  handle  the  large  field  now  occupied. 
No  less  work  will  be  done  in  Texas,  however,  and  an  office  will  be  continued  here. 

HUEY  &  PHILP — WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN  HARDWARE,  IRON,  STOVES,  TINWARE, 
CORNICE  WORK,  WOODEN  WARE,  CROCKERY,  GLASSWARE,  ETC.,  647  AND  649 
ELM  STREET. 

Occupying  a  foremost  place  among  the  large  wholesale  establishments  which 
have  made  Dallas  the  greatest  commercial  center  in  the  State  of  Texas,  is  the  well- 
known  house  of  Huey  &  Philp,  at  647  and  649  Elm  street.  It  would  be  a  work 
of  supererogation  for  us  to  tell  the  people  of  this  city  and  State  the  history  of  a 
firm  whose  name  is  to  them  a  familiar  household  word,  but  the  size  and  character 
of  the  establishment  and  the  nature  and  importance  of  the  business  they  do,  makes 
it  incumbent  upon  us,  in  writing  of  the  mercantile  and  manufacturing  houses  of 
Dallas  to  give  it  more  than  a  mere  passing  notice.  The  personnel  of  the  firm  is 


96  DALLAS — HER 


Mr.  J.  Huey,  of  Corsicana,  and  Mr.  S.  Philp,  of  Dallas.  These  gentlemen  have 
been  doing  business  here  for  twelve  years,  and  during  all  that  time  have  main- 
tained a  reputation  for  honesty,  liberality  and  business  probity,  scarcely  equaled 
by  houses  anywhere,  and  surpassed  by  none.  They  carry  a  full  line  of  hardware, 
iron,  wood  work,  wooden  ware,  stoves,  tinners'  stock,  crockery  and  glassware,  and 
they  manufacture  galvanized  iron  cornices,  and  all  kinds  of  tin  and  sheet  iron 
work.  Among  their  stock  of  stoves  are  to  be  found  the  latest  improved  cooking 
stoves  and  heaters,  and  the  handsomest  articles  in  this  line  that  are  manufactured 
at  the  present  day.  They  are  proprietors  of  the  celebrated  "  Excelsior  Stove,"  of 
which  they  sell  a  great  number  and  are  agents  for  the  "  Charter  Oak  Stoves"  also. 
They  also  make  a  specialty  of  wire  fencing,  being  the  agents  for  Scutt's  Barbed 
Wire.  Their  stock  is  the  largest  in  North  Texas,  being  valued  at  $60,000  and  their 
trade  extends  throughout  the  entire  State.  They  are  located  in  the  heart  of  the 
business  part  of  the  city,  and  occupy  two  stories  of  a  building  which  covers  an 
area  of  50x180  feet,  also  a  basement  25x80  feet,  thus  giving  them  a  storing  capa- 
city of  18,000  square  feet.  Personally  these  gentlemen  are  well-known  and  well- 
liked  for  their  pleasant,  genial  manners,  and  many  kind  and  generous  acts.  They 
are  among  the  most  public  spirited  citizens  of  Texas  and  richly  deserve  the  popu- 
larity and  success  which  they  enjoy. 

MRS.  M.  A.  CURTIS — DRESSMAKER,  OVER  THE  POSTOFFICE. 

We  should  be  remiss  in  our  duty  did  we  publish  this  work  without  having  in 
it  a  representative  of  those  institutions  which  have  for  their  object  the  adornment 
of  the  female  figure.  "  Beauty  unadorned  is  adorned  the  most,"  is  a  very  pretty 
sentiment — in  novels — but  the  eye  of  the  nineteenth  century  finds  more  delight  in 
beauty  adorned  in  handsome  and  stylish,  well-fitting  garments.  First  among  the 
dressmakers  of  the  city,  both  by  reason  of  popularity  and  artistic  worth,  is  Mrs. 
M.  A.  Curtis,  over  the  postoffice.  Mrs.  Curtis  is  a  most  skillful  and  accomplished 
artist,  and  her  establishment  enjoys  an  enviable  reputation  for  making  stylish  and 
neatly  fitting  garments.  She  makes  a  study  of  the  newest  styles  and  patterns,  and 
keeps  up  with  all  the  latest  fashions.  She  employs  none  but  the  most  reliable  and 
trustworthy  assistants,  and  all  the  work  she  does  is  well  done.  She  enjoys  a  large 
and  lucrative  patronage,  which  is,  however,  no  larger  than  she  deserves,  and  her 
establishment  is  cordially  recommended  to  our  readers. 

A.  METZLER — COMMISSION  MERCHANT  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALER  IN  GRAIN  AND 

PRODUCE,  906  ELM  STREET. 

In  recording  the  various  business  interests  of  any  community,  we  always  take 
pleasure  in  giving  particular  notice  to  those  men  and  those  firms  who  have  by 
their  active  energy  and  progressive  enterprise  made  places  for  themselves  among 
the  leading  commercial  houses  in  a  short  space  of  time.  Therefore,  following  our 
inclination  in  this  regard,  we  desire  to  make  mention  with  somewhat  more  than 
usual  particularity,  of  the  grain,  produce  and  commission  house  of  A.  Metzler,  906 
Elm  street.  Although  he  has  only  been  in  business  since  May  1884,  Mr.  Metzler 
has  already  established  an  extended  reputation  for  his  house  and  built  up  a  trade 


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that  extends  all  over  Texas  and  into  Arkansas,  Louisiana,  Kansas,  Missouri  and 
Michigan.  Particular  attention  is  given  to  the  sale  of  cotton,  grain  and  country 
produce.  Transacting  a  commission  business  in  its  strictest  sense,  this  house  has 
no  personal  interests  that  can  conflict  with  those  of  its  consignees,  all  of  whom 
receive  the  full  benefit  of  its  vast  opportunities  for  knowing  and  dealing  with  the 
best  market.  Mr.  Metzler  is  a  native  of  Prussia,  but  has  lived  in  Dallas  for  a 
number  of  years,  and  is  a  gentleman  of  unimpeachable  integrity,  stands  deservedly 
high  in  the  esteem  and  confidence  of  the  community,  and  is  justly  entitled  to  a 
prominent  position  among  the  representative  business  men  of  the  city.  He  makes 
liberal  advances  on  consignments  and  prompt  returns  in  all  transactions.  He  solic- 
its correspondence,  and  those  who  desire  reference  he  begs  to  refer  to  Oliver  & 
Griggs,  bankers;  Sanger  Bros.,  wholesale  dry  goods;  Schneider  &  Davis,  wholesale 
grocers,  all  of  Dallas.  This  house  is  cordially  recommended  to  the  confidence  and 
patronage  of  our  readers. 

EMERSON,  TALCOTT  &  CO. — MANUFACTURERS  OF  AGRICULTURAL  IMPLEMENTS, 
ROCKFORD,  ILL.;  J.  M.  WENDELLKEN,  MANAGER  FOR  TEXAS,  837  AND  839 
MAIN  STREET. 

Prominent  among  the  firms  of  the  United  States  that  manufacture  agricultural 
implements  is  that  of  Emerson,  Talcott  &  Co.  The  factory  of  this  company  is 
located  at  Rockford,  111.,  where  many  hands  are  employed  and  a  large  number  of 


implements  turned  out  annually,  to  be  sold  to  the  farmers,  not  only  of  America, 
but  many  of  them  also  going  abroad  to  fill  the  demand  made  for  them  in  foreign 
countries.  Texas,  with  its  great  expanse  of  agricultural  territory,  presented  an 
excellent  field  for  the  sale  of  implements  such  as  this  firm  manufacture,  and  so  a 
branch  house  was  established  in  Dallas,  with  J.  M.  Wendellken  manager.  The 
building  occupied  by  Mr.  Wendellken  is  a  three-story  brick  structure,  50x100  feet 


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in  area,  and  the  whole  space  of  the  three  stories  is  used  for  the  purpose  of  storing 
away  the  immense  number  of  implements  carried  in  stock.  Mr.  Wendellken,  who 
is  a  thoroughly  live,  energetic  business  man,  has  pushed  the  trade  of  the  house 
until  now  they  sell  machines  all  over  Texas  and  far  into  Mexico.  The  machinery 
handled  consists  of  threshing  machines,  mowers,  reapers,  grain  drills,  cultivators, 
etc.  The  "Standard  Cultivator,"  which  they  manufacture,  with  all  its  attach- 
ments, especially  the  attachment  for  planting  corn  and  cotton,  is  the  most  perfect 
piece  of  machinery  of  the  kind  ever  made,  and  the  farmers  and  planters  show 
their  appreciation  of  a  good  ihing  by  purchasing  the  "  Standard  "  in  large  quan- 
tities. Six  assistants  are  employed  by  Mr.  Wendellken  to  aid  him  in  attending 
to  the  wants  of  his  trade,  in  receiving  and  shipping  goods.  The  advantages  of  an 
establishment  of  this  kind  to  a  community  so  largely  agricultural  as  this  are 
inestimable.  It  enables  every  farmer  and  planter  to  procure  labor-saving  machin- 
ery at  factory  prices,  thus  saving  them  thousands  of  dollars  annually,  and  keeping 
a  great  deal  of  money  in  the  community  that  otherwise  would  be  sent  away  to 
add  to  the  profits  of  retail  dealers  in  other  cities.  Mr.  Wendellken  conducts  his 
business  upon  advanced  principles  of  enterprise  and  liberality,  and  merits  the 
large  trade  he  enjoys,  not  only  because  of  the  undoubted  excellence  of  the  machin- 
ery he  sells,  but  also  because  of  his  genial  manner  and  courteous  bearing  toward 
his  patrons. 

LAWRENCE'S  COMMERCIAL  COLLEGE— CORNER  ELM  AND  SYCAME  STREETS. 
This  college  was  established  in  1874,  by  Prof.  E.  B.  Lawrence,  and  now  occu- 
pies front  rank  among  the  educational  institutions  of  the  city.  The  Lawrence 
College  is  especially  adapted  to  preparing  young  men  for  entering  upon  commer- 
cial pursuits,  teaching  those  branches  only  which  are  of  practical  benefit  in  busi- 
ness, and  wasting  no  time  upon  impractical  theories  or  the  study  of  abstruse 
questions.  It  has  the  power  to  confer  degrees,  and  some  of  the  most  successful 
business  men  of  Dallas  bear  diplomas  of  graduation  from  its  halls.  Mr.  Lawrence, 
the  President  of  the  institution,  is  a  man  of  great  learning  and  rare  ability,  and 
possessed,  to  an  eminent  degree,  of  the  faculty  of  imparting  knowledge  to  others,  a 
faculty  without  which  no  teacher  can  ever  become  great.  The  school  is  well  con- 
ducted, as  is  evidenced  by  the  fact  that  it  is  steadily  increasing  in  patronage  and 
popularity,  and  bids  fair  to  become  one  of  the  greatest  educational  institutions  in 
the  South.  Parents  desiring  to  send  their  children  to  a  good  school  should  send 
to  Prof.  Lawrence  for  catalogues,  which  will  be  sent  to  any  address  free.  The  school 
offers  inducements  unequaled  by  any  similar  institution  in  the  country. 

T.  BILLINGTON— FURNITURE,  639  AND  641  ELM  STREET. 

Within  the  last  decade  the  manufacture  of  furniture  and  cabinet  making  has 
greatly  advanced,  both  in  extent  of  production  and  improved  facilities,  while  in 
point  of  taste  the  progress  has  been  fully  as  great.  Formerly  the  plainest  furni- 
ture was  good  enough  for  our  new  State,  but  at  present  public  opinion  expresses  a 
desire  for  as  fine  goods  as  are  made,  and  hence  men  of  enterprise  and  ability  have 
entered  upon  this  branch  of  trade.  A  leading  house  in  Dallas  is  that  of  T.  Billington, 


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located  as  above  noted,  as  the  place  where  all  styles  of  furniture  can  be  found,  from 
the  plainest  to  the  most  artistic.  The  house  was  established  nine  years  ago,  has  stood 
at  the  head  of  the  trade  and  provided  our  people  with  first-class  goods  and  new 
styles  as  they  have  come  into  the  market.  An  immense  store,  50x200  feet,  buiJt 
in  a  most  substantial  manner,  is  occupied,  two  floors  of  which  are  used  to  store 
their  stock,  the  value  of  which  cannot  be  less  than  $40,000.  Mr.  Billington  is  a 
large  and  extensive  dealer,  with  a  trade  reaching  out  over  the  entire  State,  and  it 
is  yearly  increasing.  Much  credit  is  due  him  for  the  vigor  manifested  in  keeping 
pace  with  the  increased  demand  of  the  trade.  The  stock  is  noted  for  elegant  de- 
signs and  finish,  having  the  elements  of  durability  combined  with  attractive  ap- 
pearance and  usefulness.  Those  desiring  first-class  furniture  and  artistic  decora- 
tions will  find  their  interests  greatly  conserved  by  formings  busines  relations  with 
Mr.  T.  Billington,  whom  they  will  find  a  fair  and  honorable  dealer,  as  well  as  a  liberal 
one  to  his  patrons. 

MRS.  J,  E.  BURNETT — MANUFACTURER  AND    DEALER  IN  ALL  KINDS  OF  PUMP?, 
GAS  AND  STEAM  FITTINGS;  H.  C.  REED,  MANAGER,  811  AND  813  MAIN  STREET. 

This  house  was  established  in  1875,  and  is  one  of  the  most  widely  known  in 
the  city.  The  stock  is  large  and  complete,  embracing  all  kinds  of  pumps,  plumb- 
ing, gas,  water  and  steam  fittings,  copper  lightning  rods,  etc.,  many  of  which  artic'es 
are  manufactured  at  this  establishment.  A  competent  force  of  skillful  plumbers 
and  fitters  are  employed  here,  and  all  kinds  of  work  in  that  line  are  done  in  the 
best  style  and  at  the  lowest  prices.  Mr.  H.  C.  Reed,  the  manager,  is  a  practical 
workman,  of  great  experience,  and  understands  the  business  thoroughly  in  all  its 
departments.  The  business  of  the  concern  is  conducted  upon  principles  of  the 
most  advanced  enterprise  and  liberality,  and  the  success  with  which  it  meets  is  but 
a  proper  testimonial  to  its  merits.  This  house  is  cordially  recommended  to  our 
readers  as  entirely  worthy  their  full  confidence  and  most  generous  support. 

DALLAS  PAPER  AND  BAG  WAREHOUSE— H.  ELSAS  &  Co.,  WHOLESALE 
DEALERS  IN  PRINTED  AND  UNPRINTED  MANILLA  WRAPPING  PAPER,  PAPER 
BAGS,  TWINES,  STATIONERY,  FLOUR  AND  GRAIN  SACKS,  STRAW  AND  GRAY  RAG 
PAPER,  BUTTER  TRAYS,  ETC.,  737  ELM  STREET. 

These  gentlemen  have  only  been  in  business  in  this  city  six  months,  but  so 
well-known  have  they  become  to  the  people  throughout  the  State,  that  they 
scarcely  need  a  word  of  introduction  at  our  hands.  Short  as  has  been  their  stay 
among  the  people  of  Dallas,  yet  so  great  has  been  their  activity,  so  outreaching 
their  enterprise,  that  their  reputation  as  wholesale  dealers  is  not  confined  to  the 
city  or  the  county,  but  reaches  throughout  the  State.  They  occupy  a  two-story 
brick  building,  covering  an  area  of  25x75  feet,  and  they  have  it  well  stocked  with 
a  full  and  complete  assortment  of  all  grades  of  manilla  wrapping  paper,  which 
they  furnish  either  printed  or  unprinted,  paper  bags,  twines,  stationery,  flour  and 
grain  sacks,  straw  and  gray  rag  paper,  butter  trays,  in  short,  every  conceivable  arti- 
cle carried  by  houses  in  their  line.  They  make  a  specialty  of  the  best  quality  of 


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machine-made  satchel  bottom  bags  for  grocers,  which  they  have  in  all  sizes  and  sell 
at  the  lowest  figures.  They  carry  a  stock  valued  at  $10,000,  and  they  and  their 
three  assistants  are  kept  busily  employed  selling,  packing  and  shipping  goods. 
The  members  of  the  firm  are  Messrs.  Herman  Elsas  and  Rudolph  Liebman,  who 
came  to  Dallas  from  Atlanta,  Georgia.  Personally,  as  well  as  in  a  business  way, 
these  gentlemen  are  pleasant,  affable  and  upright  and  persons  desiring  anything  in 
their  line  will  find  it  pleasant  as  well  as  profitable  to  deal  with  them.  Their  short 
,stay  here  has  been  long  enough  to  prove  them  earnest,  active  and  reliable,  and  if 
their  success  in  the  past  is  any  index  of  what  the  future  holds  in  store  for  them, 
they  will  not  only  reap  bountiful  success,  but  will  make  a  place  for  their  house  in 
the  front  rank  of  the  business  establishments  of  the  city  and  State. 

JOHN  S.  WITWER — GENERAL  AGENT  AND  DEALER  IN  STUDEBAKER  BROTHERS' 
FREIGHT,  FARM  AND  SPRING  WAGONS,  CARRIAGES,  BUGGIES,  ETC.;  AGENT  FOR 
BUFORD'S  PLOWS;  711  ELM  STREET. 

The  Studebaker  wagons  stand  preeminently  high  in  every  State  of  the  Union 
for  their  adaptability  to  business  as  well  as  for  the  superior  and  careful  workman- 
ship that  has  been  put  upon  them.  No  wagons  are  sent  without  careful  inspection  and 
in  a  perfect  condition,  so  that  any  man  may  feel  safe,  wherever  he  buys,  of  getting  a 
wagonthat  cannot  fail  to  suit.  Mr.  John  S.  Witwer  is  the  general  agent  and  dealer 
at  Dallas.  He  handles  the  freight,  farm  and  spring  wagons,  carriages,  buggies  and 

all  vehicles  that  may  be  desired.  He  is  an 
old  and  well-tried  agent  in  Dallas,  and  has 
been  found,  after  twelve  years'  trial,  to  be  a 
man  of  his  word,  and  one  who  sells  goods  oh 
fair  and  honorable  representations.  He  also 
deals  in  other  implements;  corn-shellers,  plows 
and  wrought  iron  fencing  and  crestings.  He 
occupies  the  two-story  building  at  711  Elm  street,  and  there  can  be  found  at  all  times 
a  stock  of  from  $10,000  to  $15,000  in  value,  from  which  to  select,  embracing  all  the 
varieties  demanded  by  the  Texas  trade.  Little  need  be  said  of  this  establishment, 
as  the  universal  reputation  of  the  goods  handled  by  Mr.  Witwer  is  sufficient 
guarantee  that  he  aims  to  sell  only  the  best,  and  being  agent,  can  and  does  sell  at 
the  very  lowest  rates  to  be  procured.  In  conclusion,  it  is  but  just  to  remark  that, 
with  the  numerous  advantages  possessed  by  him,  Mr.  Witwer  is  prepared  to  com- 
pete with  any  of  his  contemporaries  in  the  country  in  the  terms  and  inducements 
offered  to  buyers  as  well  as  in  the  quality  of  goods  sold. 

THE  BRADSTREET  MERCANTILE  AGENCY— (CENTRAL  OFFICE  FOR  NORTH- 
ERN TEXAS);  SIDNEY  TABOR,  SUPERINTENDENT,  735  MAIN  STREET. 
The  value  of  commercial  agencies  by  which  those  engaged  in  mercantile  pur- 
suits can  obtain  reliable  information  in  regard  to  the  financial  standing  of  the 
houses  and  firms  with  whom  they  deal,  is  of  incalculable  benefit.     They  aid  in 
establishing  the  credit  of  worthy  and  reliable  houses,  and  in  pointing  out  and 
exposing  fraudulent  and  swindling  firms  of  all  kinds.     The  leading  agency  of  this 


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kind  in  America  is  the  Bradstreet,  which  was  established  in  1849,  and  which  now 
has  offices  in  all  the  principal  cities  of  the  United  States  and  Canada,  in  London, 
England,  and  also  correspondents  throughout  Europe,  Australia,  and  in  almost 
every  town  and  village  in  America.  The  Bradstreet  is  the  most  complete  agency 
of  the  kind  in  existence  to-day,  and  the  almost  perfect  facilities  which  it  has  for 
the  collection  of  data  makes  the  information  which  it  imparts  to  its  subscribers 
entirely  reliable  in  every  particular.  The  Dallas  branch  of  the  Bradstreet  Mer- 
cantile Agency  was  established  some  years  ago,  and  has  made  rapid  advances, 
until  now  it  has  a  large  list  of  subscribers,  numbering  among  them  some  of  the  best 
firms  and  business  houses  in  the  city,  and  ten  assistants  are  required  to  aid  the  man- 
ager in  doing  the  work.  Mr.  Sidney  Tabor,  the  manager,  has  been  with  the  Brad- 
street  Agency  a  considerable  period,  having  had  thorough  training  in  the  business 
while  employed  in  the  Baltimore  office.  He  took  control  of  the  office  here  in  Sep- 
tember, 1884,  and  has  since  managed  the  affairs  of  the  agency  with  consummate 
skill  and  ability.  He  is  a  man  of  great  energy  and  activity  in  business,  and  of 
genial  manner  and  courteous  bearing  in  private  life,  and  all  those  who  come  in 
contact  with  him  will  receive  at  his  hands  the  kindest  and  most  considerate  treat- 
ment. 

THE  NEW    HOME   SEWING    MACHINE   CO.— W.   D.  KNOWLES,   MANAGER; 
DALLAS  BRANCH  OFFICE,  755  ELM  STREET. 

The  hum  of  the  sewing  machine  is  heard  all  over  the  land.  There  is  no  voice 
in  which  there  is  more  music  than  in  its  delicate  click,  click,  click,  for  it  means  a 
cessation  of  labor  for  weary  woman,  a  folding  of  tired  hands  and  a  closing  of  heavy 
eyelids  which,  before  the  coming  of  the  sewing  machine  to  make  the  tiresome 
seams  with  almost  lightning-like  rapidity,  must  have  labored  wearily  on  long  after 
the  hours  for  rest  had  come.  Among  the  most  popular  of  the  many  machines  that 
are  day  by  day,  all  over  the  country,  cheerily  singing  "  The  Song  of  the  Shirt,"  is 
the  New  Home,  and  its  popularity  is  rapidly  increasing,  owing  to  the  fact  that  it  is 
founded  on  the  solid  rock  of  merit,  and  therefore  able  to  withstand  the  storms  and 
shocks  of  rivalry,  prejudice  and  misrepresentation  which  beat  upon  it.  The  Gold 
Medal  Sewing  Machine  Company  was  organized  as  a  corporation  in  1867,  with  a 
capital  of  $230,000.  It  did  business  under  that  name  until  1882,  when  it  was 
re-organized  under  the  name  of  the  New  Home  Sewing  Machine  Co.,  and  the  capi- 
tal stock  increased  to  $500,000.  The  factories  of  the  Company  are  located  at  Orange, 
Mass.,  the  immense  buildings  covering  five  acres  of  flooring.  Five  hundred  and 
fifty  men  are  employed  at  the  factories,  and  are  kept  busily  engaged  at  all  seasons 
of  the  year  in  manufacturing  machines  to  meet  the  large  and  growing  demand. 
The  New  Home  is  the  result  of  twenty-five  years'  practical  experience  in  the  man- 
ufacture of  sewing  machines,  and  contains  more  points  of  excellence  than  can  be 
found  in  any 'other  machine.  In  its  construction,  special  reference  has  been  had 
to  the  views  of  practical  operators  and  men  of  scientific  attainments.  In  its  pro- 
duction are  successfully  combined  simplicity,  durability,  reliability,  speed, 
strength  and  beauty,  and  it  is  uaequaled  for  ease  of  management  and  capacity  for 


102  DALLAS — HER 


wide  range  of  work.  It  uses  a  straight  self-setting  needle,  and  makes  the  double 
thread  '*  lock-stitch."  It  is  the  perfection  of  mechanism  for  hemming,  felling, 
trimming,  binding,  cording,  braiding,  seaming,  hem-stitching,  quilting,  tucking, 
darning,  fringing,  ruffling,  gathering,  embroidering,  etc.,  and  is  adapted  to  all  kinds 
of  sewing,  from  the  lightest  muslins  to  the  heaviest  cloths.  The  wood  work  is 
very  unique  and  attractive  in  style,  substantially  and  carefully  made  from  well- 
seasoned  and  carefully  selected  stock,  elegantly  finished  and  in  perfect  harmony 
with  the  excellent  workmanship  of  the  machine.  All  wearing  parts  of  this  ma- 
chine are  made  of  steel,  case-hardened,  and  every  machine  is  warranted  perfect  in 
all  its  parts.  The  price  of  the  New  Home  is  lower  than  that  of  any  other  first- 
class  machine  in  the  market,  and  sales  are  made  upon  such  terms  as  put  it  in  the 
reach  of  all.  Dallas  is  one  of  the  five  distributing  points  of  the  Company,  and 
the  office  here  is  headquarters  for  all  the  agencies  in  Texas,  New  Mexico  and  Ari- 
zona. Mr.  W.  D.  Knowles,  the  manager  of  the  Dallas  office,  is  a  man  of  twenty 
years'  experience  in  the  business,  and  is  one  of  the  most  enterprising  and  active 
men  doing  business  for  the  Company.  He  occupies  spacious  and  pleasant  quarters 
at  755  Elm  street,  the  room  covering  an  area  of  30x90  feet.  He  has  agents  in 
every  available  community  in  the  territory  under  his  jurisdiction,  and  his  busi- 
ness for  the  Sate  of  Texas  alone,  during  the  last  year,  aggregated  $125,000.  He  is 
polite,  courteous  and  accommodating,  and  those  who  have  dealings  with  him  will 
always  be  treated  with  the  utmost  kindness  and  consideration.  The  gentlemanly 
qualities  of  the  agent,  together  with  the  general  excellence  of  the  machine,  make 
a  combination  with  which  rival  establishments  have  found  it  hard  to  compete,  and 
impossible  to  surpass. 

B.  E.  ANDREWS  &  CO. — DALLAS  CITY  LUMBER  YARD;  YARD  AND  OFFICE  AT 
CROSSING  OF  McKiNNEY  ROAD  AND  DALLAS  BRANCH. 

When  people  are  contemplating  where  and  how  to  build,  a  very  important 
item  is  as  to  where  they  can  procure  the  necessary  goods  at  the  lowest  prices,  and 
made  in  the  most  modern  styles  and  best  workmanship.  In  the  line  of  doors, 
sash,  blinds,  mouldings  and  lumber,  etc.,  Messrs.  R.  E.  Andrews  &  Co.  have  a  rep- 
utation second  to  none  in  the  city.  Ten  large  saw-mills  are  owned  by  this  firm  on 
the  line  of  the  Texas  &  Pacific  Railroad,  and  they  are  thus  enabled  to  keep  a  full 
stock  of  native  pine  lumber  on  hand,  and  the  goods  manufactured  are  guaranteed 
to  be  first-class  and  most  desirable.  They  have  marked  advantages  not  enjoyed 
by  many  competitors,  and  their  prices  are  as  low  as  the  lowest  in  this  section.  As 
they  ship  large  quantities  of  lumber  and  building  materials  by  rail,  they  are 
enabled  to  obtain  special  rates  on  freight,  which  is  an  item  of  no  small  size  to  be 
considered  by  builders.  A  specialty  is  made  of  sawing  bills  to  order,  also  in 
sawing  extra  sizes  of  lumber.  In  addition  to  the  manufacture  of  sash,  doors, 
blinds  and  mouldings,  they  make  and  have  constantly  on  hand  a  large  and  splendid 
line  of  flooring,  siding  and  dressed  lumber,  besides  a  large  stock  "of  rough  lumber, 
lath  and  shingles.  The  trade  is  extensive  and  growing.  They  have  a  house  at 
Longview,  conducted  by  Messrs.  I.  H.  Crutcher  and  Geo.  D.  Harrison.  Orders  left 


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either  here  or  at  Longview,  will  receive  that  prompt  attention  for  which  the  firm 
have  long  been  noted.  The  members  of  the  firm  are  practical  men  who  conduct 
business  upon  that  broad  plane  of  commercial  integrity  which  brings  them  a  yearly 
increasing  trade,  and  with  such  facilities  as  they  enjoy  are  prepared  to  compete 
with  any  similar  concern  in  offering  substantial  advantages  to  jobbers  in  lumber 
and  building  material.  Parties  in  or  out  of  the  city  will  find  it  to  their  advantage 
to  examine  the  stock  of  this  establishment  before  making  purchases,  particularly 
those  who  are  engaged  in  building,  either  by  contract  or  in  their  own  behalf. 

C.  H.  EDWARDS — DEALER  IN  PIANOS,  ORGANS   AND  GENERAL  MUSICAL  MER- 
CHANDISE, 733  AND  735  MAIN  STREET. 

Music,  as  a  practice,  if  not  as  an  art,  must  have  been  cultivated  in  the  earliest 
periods  of  human  history.  Moses  records  that  Jubal  was  the  father  of  all  such  as 
handle  the  harp  and  the  organ.  That  the  musical  instruments  of  those  early  days 
were  rude  and  primitive  may  readily  be  supposed;  but  the  record  suffices  to  demon- 


strate the  fact  that  instrumental  music  is  of  very  ancient  origin.  Great  improve- 
ments have  been  made  in  reed,  string  and  metallic  instruments,  and  the  highest 
attainments  of  art,  skill  and  science  have  been  brought  to  bear  on  their  construc- 
tion. Vary  few  persons  not  directly  interested  have  any  idea  of  the  vast  amount  of 
capital  invested  in  the  manufacture  of  the  various  kind  of  pianos  and  organs  re- 
quired by  the  amateur  and  professional  musicians  of  the  present  day,  or  of  the 


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skill  required  to  bring  them  to  the  highest  state  of  perfection  in  purity  and  rich- 
ness of  tone,  beauty  and  finish.  The  manu'acture  of  musical  instrument-*  is  a 
trade,  and  at  the  same  time  a  profession  separated  and  apart  from  all  others,  and 
one  requiring  the  highest  degree  of  mechanical  ingenuity  and  delicacy  of  touch. 
In  Dallas  there  is  an  establishment  which  is  the  headquarters  for  musical  instru- 
ments for  all  Northern  Texas.  This  is  the  well  known  house  of  C.  H.  Edwards, 
733  and  735  Main  street,  where  may  be  found  at  all  times  a  full  assortment  of  the 
most  celebrated  pianos  ever  offered  to  the  public.  Among  the  most  prominent 
may  be  mentioned  the  world  renowned  Chickering  piano,  which  has  been  before 
the  public  many  years,  and  which,  for  richness  and  purity  of  tone,  durability  and 
general  excellence,  stands  first  of  all  the  pianos  made.  They  aLo  -sell  Mathusek 
and  C.  H.  Edwards  pianos,  and  many  other  kinds  of  more  or  less  celebrity.  They 
have  also  a  full  line  of  Mason  &  Hamlin  and  Western  Cottage  organs,  which  they 
sell  at  the  lowest  possible  figures.  Besides  the  articles  mentioned  they  also  carry 
a  large  assortment  of  musical  instruments  of  all  kinds  and  a  general  supply  of 
music  books  and  sheet  music.  Eight  assistants  are  employed  in  this  establishment 
and  are  kept  busy  attending  to  the  wants  of  customers.  The  room  occupied  is 
50x90  feet,  centrally  located,  and  specially  adapted  to  the  business  for  which  it  is 
used.  Mr.  Edwards  has  been  in  business  here  eight  years,  during  which  he  has 
built  up  an  immense  trade,  from  which  he  reaps  a  large  income.  He  is  justly  en- 
titled to  the  prominent  position  he  holds  among  the  representative  business  men  of 
the  city,  who  by  their  enterprise  have  contributed  their  full  quota  in  establishing 
for  this  city  the  pre-eminence  which  she  now  enjoys  as  the  leading  commercial 
metropolis  of  Texas. 

HUGHES  BROTHERS  &  CO.— MANUFACTURERS  OF  BAKING  POWDER,  CHAMPAGNE 
CIDER,  GINGER  ALE,  MINERAL  WATKR,  SODA,  FLAVORING  EXTRACTS,  BLUING, 
SAUCES,  ETC.,  CORNER  HUGHES  AND  ERVAY  STREETS. 

Probably  no  establishment  in  the  city  has  a  reputation  so  widespread  as  the 
house  of  Hughes  Brothers  &  Co.  This  firm  began  the  manufacture  of  baking  powder 
here  about  four  years  ago,  working  on  small  capital  and  doing  a  limited  business. 
Owing  to  the  excellence  of  the  baking  powder  produced,  there  was  soon  a  large 
demand  for  it,  and  they  found  themselves  obliged  to  extend  their  business  and 
increase  the  capacity  of  their  house.  As  their  business  grew  and  prospered,  they 
added  other  articles  of  manufacture,  until  to-day  they  have  one  of  the  largest 
manufacturing  houses  in  the  State,  and  the  largest  of  its  kind  in  the  South.  In 
addition  to  the  celebrated  "  Grape  B  tking  Powder/'  which  brought  them  their  first 
celebrity,  and  to  whose  excellence  they  owe  a  great  deal  of  their  prosperity,  they 
also  manufacture  champagne  cider,  ginger  ale,  mineral  waters,  soda,  flavoring 
extracts,  bluing  and  sauces  of  various  kinds.  Fifty  hands  are  employed  in  their 
manufacturing  department,  and  five  traveling  salesmen  are  continually  on  the  road 
selling  their  goods  all  over  Texas,  New  Mexico  and  Arizona,  and  gradually  intro- 
ducing them  into  others  of  the  surrounding  States  and  Territories.  The  business 
of  this  firm  has  increased  more  than  one  hundred  per  cent,  each  year,  and  the 


TRADE,  COMMERCE  AND   INDUSTRIES.  105 

promises  for  the  future  are  still  greater.  The  manufactory  is  a  large  two-story 
building  with  cellar,  covering  an  area  of  65x100  feet,  well  fitted  up  with  all  the 
conveniences  and  appurtenances  for  carrying  on  their  immense  business.  This 
firm  also  have  a  broom  factory  which  does  a  large  amount  of  business  and  is  a 
source  of  profit  to  its  proprietors.  The  personnel  of  the  firm  is  three  brothers,  J. 
V.,  G.  V.  and  F.  V.  Hughes,  all  gentlemen  of  great  enterprise  and  rare  business 
qualifications.  They  are  practical  men  in  their  business,  knowing  it  thoroughly 
in  all  departments,  and  much  of  their  success  is  due  to  their  indomitable  will  and 
untiring  energy.  They  are  also  extensive  advertisers,  and  for  a  retail  dealer  in 
the  Southwest  not  to  know  the  firm  of  Hughes  Brothers  &  Co.  is  to  "  argue  him- 
self unknown."  Their  house  is  an  honor  to  themselves,  a  credit  to  the  city,  and 
fully  deserves  the  magnificent  success  which  it  has  achieved. 

E.  F.  C  A  MUSE — WAGON  AND  CARRIAGE  MAKER,  CORNER  ELM  AND  JEFFERSON 

STREETS. 

This  is  one  of  the  best  known  and  popular  establishments  of  its  kind  in  Dallas 
Mr.  Camuse,  the  proprietor,  is  a  skillful  workman  in  his  line,  and  never  lets  a  piece 
of  work  go  out  of  his  shop  that  is  not  well  done.  He  manufactures  buggies,  car- 
riages and  wagons,  using  in  their  construction  carefully  selected  and  well  seasoned 
timber,  and  all  his  vehicles  are  warranted  first-class  and  guaranteed  to  give  satis- 
faction. He  also  does  a  general  repairing  business,  renewing  the  broken  parts  of 
wagons  and  carriages,  and  fixing  them  up  in  first-class  order.  He  employs  none 
but  competent  blacksmiths  and  wagon  makers,  and  the  goods  he  turns  out  will 
stand  the  test  of  the  hardest  usage.  His  work  possesses  also  another  popular 
quality,  that  of  being  cheap,  and  farmers,  cattle  men  and  planters  coming  to 
town,  who  have  work  in  his  line  to  be  done,  can  have  a  first-class  job  done  at  this 
shop  at  the  very  lowest  possible  figures. 

ROBINSON  &  HART— EMPORIUM  OF  ART  NEEDLEWORK,  739  ELM  STREET. 

The  most  novel  and  interesting  establishment  in  Dallas,  as  well  as  one  of  the 
handsomest  and  most  attractive,  is  that  of  Robinson  &  Hart,  manufacturers  of 
and  dealers  in  fancy  decorative  art  needlework,  in  crewel,  silk  and  floss,  739  Elm 
street.  This  is  a  comparatively  new  line  of  business,  and  one  which,  to  carry  on 
successfully,  requires  not  only  a  great  degree  of  artistic  skill  and  taste,  but  also  an 
immense  amount  of  energy,  activity  and  general  business  progressiveness.  Few  per- 
,  sons  possess  the  nerve  required  to  invest  their  capital  in  the  manufacture  of  articles 
so  entirely  outside  the  beaten  track  of  commercial  industry,  and  such  nerve,  coup- 
led with  the  requisite  amount  of  artistic  skill,  as  well  as  a  proper  proportion  of 
business  ability  and  activity  to  make  such  an  enterprise  successful,  form  a  combi- 
nation, rare  indeed,  and  one  which  deserves  the  hearty  support  and  patronage  of 
the  community.  Messrs.  Robinson  &  Hart  have  demonstrated  the  fact  that  it  is 
not  alone  those  who  deal  in  the  necessaries  of  life  and  in  articles  that  are  required 
by  the  grosser  of  the  human  senses,  that  can  succeed  in  business  here,  but  that 
there  is  also  success  to  be  achieved  by  those  who  cater  to  the  finer  sensibilities  and 


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more  artistic  tastes.  In  short,  their  success  fully  demonstrates  the  fact  that  the 
people  of  this  city  and  community  are  interested  in  those  things,  classed  as  lux- 
uries, which  beautify  and  ornament  home,  as  well  as  in  those  more  common  pur- 
suits which  are  necessary  to  the  progress  and  growth  of  a  city  or  State.  The 
establishment  of  Messrs.  Robinson  &  Hart  is  located  in  the  business  portion  of  the 
city,  and  in  a  building  well  suited  to  the  proper  display  of  their  goods.  The 
stock  is  most  artistically  and  handsomely  arranged,  and  embraces  a  large  variety  of 
novelties  in  decorative  needlework,  embroideries,  applique  patterns,  Honiton  and 
point  lace,  braids,  etc.,  etc.  Besides  articles  of  this  class  there  is  also  to  be  found 
at  this  establishment  a  large  assortment  of  five  cent  sheet  music,  embracing  all  the 
most  popular  songs,  ballads  and  instrumental  pieces  of  the  day.  The  regular 
price  of  this  music  is  from  twenty-five  to  seventy-five  cents.  These  gentlemen 
have  been  in  business  here  three  years,  and  have  built  up  a  trade  which  not  only 
pays  them  handsomely,  but  is  also  creditable  to  the  refined  taste  of  the  people  of 
the  city.  They  fully  merit  all  the  success  they  have  achieved,  and  are  clearly 
entitled  to  the  rank  they  hold  among  the  most  enterprising  firms  of  Dallas. 

W.  H.  HOWELL  &  BRO.— WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL  DRUGGISTS,  607  ELM  STRF.ET. 
This  firm  is  well  and  centrally  located  in  the  business  center  of  the  city,  and 
have  for  the  past  ten  years  enjoyed  a  large  and  growing  wholesale  and  retail  trade. 
They  carry  a  complete  stock  of  drugs,  medicines,  paints,  oils  and  dye  stuffs;  also 
a  fine  line  of  toilet  and  fancy  goods  and  druggists'  sundries,  and  are  also  agents  for 
D.  M.  Terry's  celebrated  garden  and  flower  seeds.  The  business  of  this  firm  is 
conducted  by  Dr.  W.  H.  Hovvell,  who  is  a  graduate  of  the  Philadelphia  School  of 
Medicine,  and  adding  to  this  knowledge  an  experience  of  almost  twenty  years  in  the 
drug  trade,  he  hopes  in  every  particular  to  give  satisfaction  to  his  friends  and  cus- 
tomers. To  buy,  to  sell,  to  fill  all  the  ends  and  demands  upon  a  wholesale  and 
retail  druggist  requires  not  only  a  business  qualification,  but  the  knowledge  of  the 
practical  druggist  and  chemist.  Everything  entrusted  to  this  firm,  whether  it  be 
a  wholesale  order  of  smallest  or  largest  character  to  the  simplest  compound  of  a 
drug,  may  be  expected  in  the  most  thorough  and  approved  style.  "  Thoroughness 
and  entire  satisfaction  "  is  their  motto. 

ECLIPSE  DUMBER  YARD— R.  M.  PAGE,  PROPRIETOR,  ELM  STREET,  BETWEEN 
PHOENIX  MILLS  AND  UNION  DEPOT. 

The  lumber  business  is  an  important  interest  in  every  city,  and  especially  is  it 
so  in  one  which  is  making  such  rapid  strides,  and  in  which  so  much  building  is 
being  done  as  in  Dallas.  Occupying  a  leading  position  among  the  establishments 
in  this  city  which  deal  in  lumber  of  all  kinds  is  the  Eclipse  Lumber  Yard.  R.  M. 
Page,  the  proprietor  of  this  yard,  buys  direct  from  the  pineries.  He  gives  his  atten- 
tion to  the  lumber  trade,  and  his  branch  establishment  here  is  under  the  manage- 
ment of  Mr.  A.  Fielder,  an  experienced  lumberman,  and  one  who  understands  the 
business  in  all  its  details.  He  keeps  on  hand  at  all  times  a  large  stock  of  rough 
and  dressed  lumber,  doors,  sash,  blinds,  shingles,  mouldings,  rafters,  and  building 
materials  of  all  kinds.  The  stock  is  principally  white  and  yellow  pine  and  hard- 


TRADE,    COMMERCE   AND   INDUSTRIES.  107 

wood,  and  is  the  largest  and  of  greatest  variety  in  the  city.  The  yard  is  well  located, 
being  near  the  Union  Depot,  is  ample  in  size,  and  fitted  up  with  all  the  conveni- 
ences for  handling  lumber  with  facility.  The  stock  of  lumber  at  present  in  the 
yard  is  valued  at  835,000,  and  the  annual  sales  aggregate  a  large  amount.  This 
establishment  began  operations  here  in  1880,  and  has  during  the  time  that  has 
elapsed  since  achieved  a  high  reputation  for  the  energy,  enterprise  and  honesty  of 
those  in  charge  of  it,  and  for  the  general  excellence  and  reliability  of  the  stock 
handled.  Mr.  Page  has  peculiar  advantages  in  his  business,  not  enjoyed  by  many 
firms,  as  he  is  constantly  in  the  lumber  districts,  and  takes  advantage  of  all  forced 
sales;  and  understanding  the  business  thoroughly  in  every  department,  he  is 
enabled  to  deal  liberally  with  his  patrons.  The  facility  with  which  the  stock  can 
be  handled  at  the  yard  enables  him  to  offer  his  wares  to  the  public  at  prices  that 
are  unrivaled  by  any  of  his  compeers,  and  to  insure  every  article  sold  to  be  exactly 
as  represented.  This  is  one  of  the  most  extensive  and  best  known  establishments 
in  the  city,  and  the  high  estimation  in  which  it  is  held  has  been  secured  by  the 
energy,  enterprise  and  reliability  of  its  proprietor. 

P.  \V.  LINSKIE — FUNERAL  DIRECTOR,  1135  MAIN  STREET,  CORNER  HARWOOD. 

In  a  detailed  review  of  Dallas  and  her  enterprises,  which  is  designed  to  furnish 
our  readers  with  facts  concerning  the  various  industries  carried  on  in  this  growing 
city,  we  would  call  attention  to  the  elegant  line  of  metallic  and  wooden  coffins  and 
caskets  that  are  found  in  the  stock  of  Mr.  P.  M.  Linskie,  at  No.  1135  Main  street. 
The  stock  is  most  complete,  moderate  prices  are  charged,  and  he  is  liberal  in  his 
terms.  He  is  a  man  of  experience,  and  well  adapted  to  take  charge  and  conduct 
funeral  services  in  a  manner  calculated  to  assuage  the  sorrow  of  the  bereaved  ones, 
and  to  make  the  last  sad  rite  as  soothing  as  possible.  He  is  a  man  of  reliability, 
and  fills  all  orders,  by  mail  or  otherwise,  in  his  line  with  promptness  and  despatch. 
When  desired,  he  takes  entire  charge  of  funerals,  furnishing  hearse  and  carriages  as 
may  be  requested,  and  relieves  the  family  from  all  undue  anxiety  and  care.  His 
telephone  number  is  85.  The  building  is  a  two-story  brick,  50x80,  and  well  adapted 
to  store  the  large  stock  he  carries.  He  has  had  eleven  years  experience  at  the  busi- 
ness, and  fully  comprehends  its  proper  conduct.  Mr.  Linskie  is  agent  for  The  Me- 
tallic Burial  Case  Co.  of  New  York,  and  as  this  is  their  distributing  point,  he  offers 
to  the  TRADE  the  goods  at  manufacturers'  prices.  A  full  supply  is  kept  constantly 
on  hand. 

J.  M.  HOUSE — DRUGGIST  AND  PHARMACIST,  715  MAIN  STREET. 

One  of  the  neatest  and  most  attractive  drug  stores  in  Dallas  is  that  of  J.  M. 
House,  715  Main  street.  Conveniently  situated  and  handsomely  fitted  up,  it  is  a 
credit  to  its  proprietor  and  to  the  city.  The  stock  carried  is  unusually  full  and 
varied.  It  comprises  all  the  finest  drugs  and  chemicals,  imported  and  domestic, 
patent  and  proprietory  medicines,  fancy  goods,  toilet  articles,  soaps  and  perfumery, 
and,  in  fact,  everything  generally  found  in  a  first-class  establishment  of  the  kind. 
The  trade  is  large,  extending  over  the  city  and  throughout  the  surrounding  coun- 
try, and  is  continually  increasing.  Mr.  House,  the  proprietor,  is  a  gentleman  of 


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large  experience  and  thorough  training  in  his  profession,  and  occupies  a  high  posi- 
tion among  the  pharmacists  of  the  city.  He  is  a  man  of  high  character,  honest 
and  reliable  in  all  his  dealings,  active  and  enterprising  in  conducting  his  business, 
courteous  and  polite  in  manner,  and  is  highly  esteemed  by  all  who  know  him. 
His  establishment  is  one  of  the  most  reliable  in  the  city  and  we  cordially  recom- 
mend it  to  our  readers. 

BARTRAM,  ROBINSON  &  CO. — MANUFACTURERS'  AGENTS   FOR  AGRICULTURAL 
IMPLEMENTS,  211  MAIN  STREET. 

This  house  opened  its  doors  to  the  public  on  the  first  of  October,  1884.  Its 
proprietors  are  men  of  activity  and  energy,  and  already  are  making  the  influence 
of  their  establishment  felt  in  commercial  circles.  They  are  the  sole  agents  for 
Texas,  the  Indian  Territory,  and  Old  and  New  Mexico,  for  the  following  articles: 


Wheeler  &  Melick  Co.'s  improved  railway  and  lever  powers,  vibrator  threshers, 
steam  engines,  etc.;  Johnston  Harvester  Co.'s  mowers,  reapers  and  self-binders; 
J.  W.  Book  waiter  &  Co.'s  hand  and  self-dump  standard  hay  rakes  and  lawn 
mowers;  Jones  of  Binghamton  scales;  Evans  &  Foos  Manufacturing  Co.'s  corn 
planters,  check  rowers  and  harrows;  Superior  Drill  Co.'s  new  adjustable  force  feed 
grain  drill;  Foos  Manufacturing  Co.'s  grinding  mills,  portable  forges,  etc.;  Ertel 
Clipper  hay  presses;  McLaughlin,  Sheldon  &  Co.'s  grinding  mills;  Parlin  &  Oren- 
dorff  Co.'s  plows,  harrows  and  stalk  cutters;  Rose  rotary  disc  harrows:  John  Burg 
wagons,  and  Davis  stump  pullers.  These  goods  are  sold  by  sample  and  shipped 
direct  from  the  factory  to  the  purchaser,  thus  avoiding  the  expense  of  repeated 
handling  and  re-shipment,  and  the  patrons  of  this  establishment  enjoy  all  the 
advantages  they  could  possibly  have  if  dealing  directly  with  the  manufacturers. 
The  managers  of  this  concern  are  men  of  large  experience  in  this  branch  of  busi- 
ness, having  been  engaged  in  it  for  many  years,  and  are  thoroughly  conversant 
with  all  its  demands  and  requirements.  They  are  enterprising  and  progressive  in 
business,  conducting  all  the  transactions  of  their  house  on  principles  of  the  most 


TRADE,    COMMERCE    AND    INDUSTRIES.  109 

advanced  liberality,  as  well  as  the  strictest  integrity,  and  will,  no  doubt,  secure  a 
large  share  of  the  public  patronage.  They  are  affable  and  polite  in  manner,  mak- 
ing dealings  with  them  as  pleasant  as  profitable,  and  a  customer  once  gained  is 
converted  at  once  into  a  permanent  patron.  This  house  is  cordially  recommended 
to  our  readers  as  in  every  way  worthy  their  confidence  and  support. 

SOUTHWESTERN  STONEWARE  AND  PIPE  COMPANY— Nos.  110  AND  112 
MAIN  STREET  ;  F.  G.  MOORE,  MANAGER;  MANUFACTURERS  OF  CEMENT  CHIM- 
NEY FLUES,  CULVERT,  DRAIN  AND  WELL  PIPE. 

Skillful  physicians  assert  that  fully  one-half  of  all  diseases  are  the  direct  or 
indirect  result  of  imperfect  drainage.  How  important  then  the  proper  construc- 
tion of  drains  and  sewers.  The  first  question  to  be  considered  is  the  kind  of  mate- 
rial to  use.  Brick  material  will  not  answer.  Filth  collects  on  their  bottoms  and 
sides,  generating  gases  that  destroy  the  mortar  and  open  a  way  for  their  escape 
into  the  air,  thus  producing  disease.  These  difficulties  are  entirely  overcome  by 
the  use  of  the  Southwestern  Stoneware  and  Pipe  Company's  goods.  This  pipe  has 
a  smooth,  even  surface,  and  if  the  size  is  proportional  to  the  amount  of  work  it  has 
to  perform,  it  is  self-cleansing  and  is  impervious  to  the  action  of  acids  and  gases. 
The  drain,  well  and  culvert  pipes,  chimney  flues  and  cement  made  here  with  all 
their  goods  are  of  a  superior  kind  and  adapted  to  the  uses  for  which  they  are 
designed.  Mr.  F.  G.  Moore,  the  sash,  door  and  blinds  man  of  Dallas,  is  the  effic- 
ient manager  of  this  company,  and  is  prompt  in  his  attention  to  all  orders  by 
mail  and  specially  careful  in  preparing  goods  for  shipment.  The  business  is  fairly 
and  honorably  conducted,  and  those  buying  or  ordering  goods  here  will  have  their 
interests  well  guarded  and  receive  liberal  treatment. 

FREES  &  SON — DEALERS  IN  PIANOS  AND  ORGANS,  AND  IMPORTERS  OF  MUSICAL 

MERCHANDISE,  812  AND  814  MAIN  STREET. 

The  leading  and  most  extensive  house  in  the  city  dealing  in  pianos,  organs  and 
musical  supplies  generally,  is  that  of  Frees  &  Son.  812  and  814  Main  street.  This 
house  was  established  in  1881,  and  soon  rose  to  a  high  place  in  the  confidence  and 
respect  of  the  people.  The  sales-room  of  this  establishment  is  large  and  conveni- 
ently located,  and  the  ware-rooms  extend  through  the  second  story  of  almost  an 
entire  block  of  buildings.  The  stock  carried  is  valued  at  $35,000,  and  embraces  a 
full  line  of  pianos,  organs,  musical  instruments,  and  sheet  music  of  all  kinds. 
Prominent  among  the  pianos  handled  by  this  house  are  the  Hardman,  New  Eng- 
land, Marshall  &  Wendell,  and  Kurtzman,  all  instruments  of  standard  make,  su- 
perior in  finish,  and  of  excellent  tone.  Among  the  organs  are  found  the  Standard 
and  the  New  England,  both  of  which  are  well  known  for  their  handsome  finish, 
their  excellent  qualities  of  sound,  and  their  proverbial  durability.  Besides  these 
they  keep  violins,  guitars,  banjos,  flutes,  clarionets  and.  band  outfits  of  the  finest 
quality  and  most  approved  make.  Of  sheet  music  they  carry  a  large  stock,  em- 
bracing the  latest  and  most  popular  songs,  ballads  and  instrumental  pieces,  also  the 
scores  of  all  the  current  operas.  Fifteen  agents  and  assistants  are  employed  by  this 
firm,  and  are  constantly  engaged  in  attending  to  the  demands  of  their  trade,  which 


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110  DALLAS — HER 


extends  throughout  the  entire  State  of  Texas,  and  aggregates  $80,000  annually. 
Messrs.  W.  J.  and  J.  Frees,  the  members  of  this  firm,  are  both  gentlemen  of  large 
experience  in  the  business  in  which  they  are  engaged,  thoroughly  understanding  it 
in  all  its  details,  and  fully  appreciating  all  its  demands.  They  are  men  of  honesty 
and  probity  in  business,  and  their  recommendation  of  an  instrument  is  at  all  times 
worthy  the  confidence  of  the  purchaser.  Their  business  is  conducted  on  principles 
of  the  highest  integrity,  and  the  reputation  of  their  house  for  liberality  and  fair 
dealing  is  co-extensive  with  the  State  boundaries.  They  have,  by  their  indomi- 
table will  and  untiring  energy,  built  up  an  extensive  trade  in  the  face  of  great  op- 
position, and  they  rightly  deserve  the  great  success  that  has  attended  their  efforts. 
They  are  recommended  to  our  readers  everywhere  as  a  firm  with  whom  to  transact 
business  will  always  be  found  both  pleasant  and  profitable. 

BLOCK  BROS. — PROPRIETORS  PALACE  SHOE  STORE,  110   LAMAR  STREET. 

Among  the  many  establishments  in  the  city  which  deal  in  boots  and  shoes,  this 
house  occupies  a  first  place.  It  was  established  in  1883,  to  meet  a  want  long  felt 
by  the  people  of  Dallas  for  a  house  that  would  carry  a  finer  line  of  goods  than 
those  handled  by  the  stores  in  this  city  prior  to  that  time.  The  Messrs.  Block 
carry  none  but  fine  goods,  and  of  these  they  have  a  large  and  select  stock,  being 
made  especially  for  their  trade  and  bearing  their  own  brand.  Ladies  find  here  the 
finest,  neatest  fitting  and  most  comfortable  kid  and  moroc'co  shoes  that  can  be 
obtained  in  the  market,  and  of  the  latest  styles.  Of  men's  fine  footwear  they  also 
carry  a  full  line,  both  of  boots  and  shoes,  making  a  specialty  of  the  genuine  Eng- 
lish Waukenphast,  the  easiest,  best  and  most  sensible  custom-made  shoe  known  to 
the  trade.  In  short  they  carry  the  most  complete  assortment  of  fine  goods  in  their 
line  to  be  found  in  the  city,  and  they  sell  them  all  at  prices  that  defy  competition. 
Messrs.  J.  E.  and  Sam  Block,  who  compose  the  personnel  of  the  firm,  are  young 
men  of  energy,  activity  and  business  ability,  and  the  large  patronage  which  they 
enjoy  is  due  in  a  great  part  to  their  indomitable  will  and  perseverance.  They 
conduct  their  business  upon  principles  of  the  most  advanced  liberality  and  enter- 
prise, and  they  merit  all  the  success  they  have  achieved.  This  house  is  cordially 
recommended  to  our  readers  as  one  with  which  business  relations  will  be  found 
both  pleasant  and  profitable. 

ANHEUSER-BUSCH  BREWING  ASSOCIATION— L.  REICHENSTEIN,   GENERAL 
AGENT,  No.  708  MAIN  STREET. 

Almost  every  large  city  in  the  Union  lays  claim  to  the  distinction  of  brewing 
the  best  lager  beer  to  be  found  in  America,  and  every  one  of  them  is  able  to 
advance  arguments,  supported  by  figures,  to  back  its  claims.  But  throughout  this 
section  of  country  there  is  but  little  discussion  regarding  the  comparative  merits 
of  the  beer  brewed  in  different  cities.  Texans  have  found  that  St.  Louis  beer  is 
good  enough  for  them,  and  they  do  not  waste  their  time  or  risk  their  stomachs  in 
experimenting  with  the  products  of  rival  cities.  But  having  settled  upon  the 
place  which  furnished  the  best  beer,  they  had  another  question  to  determine,  and 
that  was  the  particular  brewery  which  produced  it.  St.  Louis  has  so  many  com- 


TRADE,   COMMERCE   AND   INDUSTRIES.  Ill 

panics  that  brew  first-class  beer,  that  this  last  question  was  rendered  somewhat  dif- 
ficult of  determination,  and  many  "  schooners  "  were  consumed  before  a  conclu- 
sion was  reached.  The  question  is  settled,  however,  and  from  the  decision  there  is 
no  appeal,  and  the  beer  made  by  the  Anheuser-Busch  Brewing  Co.  stands  to-day, 
and  is  likely  to  remain,  the  prime  favorite  among  Texas  beer  drinkers.  It  is  need- 
less for  us  to  enter  into  an  extended  discussion  of  the  merits  of  this  noted  bever- 
age; it  is  too  well-known  to  make  a  recommendation  from  us  necessary.  L.  Reich- 
enstein,  general  agent,  No.  708  Main  street,  has  been  in  the  business  here  for  eleven 
years,  and  is  highly  popular  among  the  business  men  of  the  city.  He  is  active, 
enterprising  and  energetic  in  business,  and  the  Anheuser-Busch  Co.  are  fortunate 
in  having  acquired  the  services  of  so  faithful  a  representative.  He  supplies  beer 
to  retailers  in  any  quantity  they  may  desire,  and  at  the  very  closest  possible  figures. 
Saloon-keepers  will  find  this  a  most  agreeable  house  with  which  to  deal,  and  the 
beer  it  handles  is  popular  wherever  introduced. 

A.  S.  ALSTON — LIVERY,  FEED  AND  SALE  STABLE,  926  ELM  STREET. 

The  above  mentioned  stables  rank  high  among  the  most  important  in  the  city, 
for  the  reception,  care  and  sale  of  stock,  as  well  as  for  general  livery  business.  Mr. 
Alston  keeps  a  fine  line  of  buggies,  carriages  and  hacks,  together  with  the  freshest 
and  best  kept  stock  in  the  city,  and  is  prepared  to  furnish  good  turnouts  on  short 
notice.  He  makes  a  specialty  of  fast  stock,  and  in  his  stables  are  to  be  found  some 
of  the  best  goers  in  the  city,  both  in  harness  and  under  the  saddle.  His  experience 
and  knowledge  of  horseflesh  is  of  rare  value  in  this  line,  and  the  stock  he  handles 
is,  therefore,  generally  of  the  best.  He  has  several  well  skilled  assistants,  who  are 
conversant  with  the  proper  care  of  stock,  so  that,  altogether,  there  are  no  better 
stables  in  Dallas.  There  is  also  a  boarding  department  connected  with  these  sta- 
bles, in  which  horses  are  kept  by  the  day,  week,  or  month,  at  reasonable  rates,  and 
where  they  receive  the  best  of  care  and  attention.  Mr.  Alston  is  a  native  of  Daven- 
port, Iowa,  but  has  lived  in  this  city  since  1876.  He  is  quite  a  young  man,  full  of 
enterprise  and  activity,  and  a  determination  to  succeed.  His  stable  is  50x100  feet 
in  H/C,  with  a  good  sized  horse-lot  adjoined,  which  gives  ample  room  for  the  ac- 
commodation of  a  large  number  of  horses.  Mr.  Alston  is  a  gentleman  with  whom 
it  is  a  pleasure  to  transact  business,  and  the  excellent  patronage  he  receives  is  no 
more  than  his  merits  deserve. 

EXCHANGE  BANK— OFFICERS:  WM.  E.  HUGHES,  PRESIDENT;  JNO.  N.  SIMPSON, 
VJCK-PRESIDENT;  ROYAL  A.  FERRIS,  CASHIER;  JOHN  H.  GASTON,  ASSISTANT 
CASHIER. 

In  the  standing  of  her  banking  institutions  Dallas  need  not  fear  comparison 
with  any  city  in  the  country;  and  among  them  one  of  the  most  prominent 
and  ably  conducted  \v  the  one  whose  name  heads  this  article.  The  Exchange 
Bunk  of  Dallas  was  organi/ed  in  l<S7f>,  and  from  its  inception  took  a  leading  posi- 
tion. Its  policy  has  always  been  strictly  conservative,  and  the  prudential  charac- 
ter of  its  investments  has  gained  it  the  confidence  of  all  classes.  Owing  to  its 
splendid  facilities  for  making  collections  throughout  the  State,  all  items  received 


112  DALLAS HER 


from  their  corresponding  banks  are  credited  at  par,  a  few  small  and  unimportant 
points  only  excepted  on  which  the  cost  of  collecting  only  is  charged.  Among  the 
principal  stockholders  are  Messrs.  Wm.  E.  Hughes,  W.  H.  Gaston,  John  N.  Simpson, 
and  Royal  A.  Ferris.  The  officers  of  the  bank  are  all  gentlemen  well  known  in  and 
out  of  business  circles,  and  in  their  hands  its  interests  are  well  and  carefully 
guarded.  We  append  the  nineteenth  semi-annual  statement  of  the  bank,  a  glance 
at  which  will  convince  anyone  that  its  affairs  are  in  a  perfectly  solvent  and  satisfac- 
tory condition : 

RESOURCES. 

Loans  and  Discounts $346,254.66 

Overdrafts 2,702.71 

Furniture  and   Fixtures 5,373.11 

Expenses  paid x 625.00 

Cash  on  hand $  96,015.25 

Due  from  Banks  subject  to  our  sight  drafts 108,909'91—  204,924.96 

$559,880.44 

LIABILITIES. 

Capital  and  surplus $111,332.43 

Profits,  net,  six  months 10,449.56 

Individual  deposits $294,306.42 

Demand  Certificates 4,578.18 

Due  Banks  and  Bankers 139,213.85—  438,098.45 


$559,880.44 


BIRD,  ANDERSON  &  CO. — WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL  DEALERS  IN  ROUGH  AND 
DRESSED  LUMBER,  SHINGLES,  SASH,  DOORS  AND  MOULDINGS,  CORNER  ELM  AND 
ST.  PAUL  STREETS. 

Prominent  among  the  commercial  interests  of  every  city  is  that  of  the  lumber 
dealer.  Several  firms,  representing  a  large  amount  of  capital,  are  engaged  in  that 
very  important  branch  of  trade  in  this  city,  among  which  we  note  that  of  Bird, 
Anderson  &  Co.  as  occupying  a  leading  position.  This  establishment  is  one  of 
large  proportions,  perfect  in  all  its  details  and  arrangements,  and  occupies  a  prom- 
inent position  among  the  successful  business  enterprises  of  Dallas.  The  business 
has  been  carried  on  for  two  years  with  no  interruption  to  its  success,  enlarging  its 
capacity  and  widening  the  scope  of  its  operations  from  time  to  time.  The  office  is 
at  the  corner  of  Elm  and  St.  Paul  streets,  and  the  yard  extends  along  St.  Paul  from 
Elm  to  Main,  facing  on  both  the  latter  streets  200  feet,  thus  giving  an  area  of 
40,000  square  feet  for  the  storage  of  the  large  stock  of  lumber  carried  by  the  firm. 
The  stock  consists  of  all  kinds,  sizes  and  qualities  of  white  and  yellow  pine  lum- 
ber, rough  and  dressed,  joists,  flooring,  shingles,  lath,  sash,  doors,  blinds,  mould- 
ings, etc.,  and  is  valued  at  $30,000.  The  trade  of  this  house  is  principally  in  the 
city,  but  it  does,  also,  a  large  business  throughout  the  surrounding  country.  This 
establishment  is  a  desirable  one  with  which  to  establish  business  relations,  and  can 


113 


be  relied  on  under  all  circumstances  for  square,  honorable  dealing.  Its  trade 
aggregates  $60,000  per  annum,  and  six  men  find  constant  employment  in  attend- 
ing to  the  wants  of  its  customers,  receiving  and  shipping  lumber.  Liberal,  ener- 
getic and  straight-forward  in  their  policy,  the  proprietors  of  this  establishment  have 
been  successful  in  legitimate  business,  always  occupying  a  high  position  for  mer- 
cantile honor  and  integrity.  Carpenters,  contractors  and  builders  will  find  it  to 
their  advantage  to  learn  the  prices  at  this  establishment  before  buying  their  lumber 
and  building  materials  elsewhere.  Buying,  as  they  do,  in  large  quantities,  and 
having  every  facility  for  handling  lumber  cheaply,  they  are  able  to  give  their 
patrons  the  benefit  of  every  circumstance  which  can  conduce  to  low  prices, 
making  their  establishment  one  of  the  most  advantageous  in  the  city  with  which 
to  open  business  relations. 

T.  L.  MARSALIS  &_CO. — WHOLESALE  GROCERS,  COMMERCE,  MURPHY  AND  JACKSON 

STREET*. 

Mr.  T.  L.  Marsalis  commenced  the  grocery  business  at  Dallas  in  1872,  he  being 
then  18  years  of  age.  At  the  same  time  he  made  several  investments  in  real 
estate.  Since  then  he  has  lent  his  energies  towards  the  development  of  Dallas  in 
her  every  interest  and  he  has  done  as  much  as  any  man  to  bring  the  city  of  Dallas 


to  what  she  is  to-day.  As  the  commercial  interests  of  Dallas  developed  he  realized 
handsome  profits  on  his  real  estate  investments,  and  his  business  rapidly  increased. 
He  has  built  several  of  the  largest  business  buildings  in  the  city.  In  1883  he 
associated  with  him  Mr.  J.  T.  Elliott,  a  successful  and  wealthy  lumber  merchant 
of  Dallas.  They  now  occupy  a  building  they  have  just  completed,  125  feet  front 
and  200  feet  long,  three  stories  high  with  cellar  arranged  to  run  cars  into  the  build- 
ing for  unloading  and  loading  five  cars  at  one  time.  They  do  as  large,  if  not  the 
largest,  wholesale  grocery  business  done  by  any  house  in  the  State,  their  trade 
extending  throughout  Texas  and  part  of  New  Mexico,  Arizona  and  the  Indian 
Territory.  In  every  way  T.  L.  Marsalis  &  Co.  are  a  part  of  the  history  of  Dallas 
since  it  was  a  town  of  2,500  inhabitants,  and  in  all  their  transactions  have  exhib- 


114  DALLAS— HER 


ited  a  high  order  of  executive  ability,  remarkable  enterprise,  and  to  an  eminent 
degree  that  fine  sense  of  business  honor  which  appeals  directly  to  the  confidence 
and  esteem  of  the  public.  They  are  representative  men  of  the  modern  age,  and 
their  business  establishment  is  a  credit  to  their  commercial  talents  and  an  honor 
to  this  progressive  city. 

FRED  SIMON — DEALER  IN  SECOND-HAND  GOODS  OF  ALL  KINDS;  FURNITURE  A 
SPECIALTY;  721  ELM  STREET. 

To  all  those  persons  desirous  of  purchasing  goods  of  any  description,  and  who 
wish  to  buy  where  they  can  get  the  most  and  the  best  for  the  least  money,  we 
cordially  recommend  the  establishment  of  Fred.  Simon,  721  Elm  street.  Mr. 
Simon  occupies  a  two-story  brick  building,  25x85  feet,  and  he  has  it  full 
of  second-hand  goods  of  every  kind,  shape  and  make,  which  he  sells  at  surpris- 
ingly low  prices.  Mr.  Simon  has  been  in  business  here  for  fifteen  years,  and  has 
established  a  reputation  for  probity  and  honesty  that  insures  fair  treatment  to  his 
customers.  He  carries  a  stock  which  invoices  $4,000,  and  as  all  these  goods  are 
bought  second-hand,  or  at  forced  sales,  he  is  able  to  sell  them  at  prices  which  defy 
competition  and  startle  the  purchaser — they  are  so  low.  If  there  is  any  article 
wanted  in  the  way  of  furniture,  or  household  utensils  of  any  kind,  Mr.  Simon's 
is  the  place  to  get  it.  He  makes  a  specialty  of  furniture,  of  which  he  carries  a 
good  stock  bought  low  and  for  sale  cheap,  and  he  also  exchanges  goods  in  this  line. 
He  enjoys  a  large  and  growing  trade  in  the  city  and  surrounding  country,  and  is 
fully  deserving  of  the  success  he  wins. 

CARTER  &  GIBSON  PRINTING  CO.— JOB  PRINTERS,   STATIONERS  AND  BLANK 

BOOK  MANUFACTURERS,  413  ELM  STREET. 

This  is  one  of  the  most  thoroughly  equipped  printing  houses  in  the  State,  and 
the  large  patronage  which  it  enjoys  is  easily  accounted  for  by  the  excellent  char- 
acter of  the  work  done.  This  establishment  was  founded  in  1874  by  Messrs.  Geo. 
B.  Carter  and  H.  K.  Gibson,  and  run  by  them  until  1882,  when  they  organized  the 
Carter  &  Gibson  Printing  Co.  as  a  corporation  under  the  general  corporation  laws 
of  the  State  of  Texas.  The  capital  stock  of  the  corporation  is  $10,000,  most  of 
which  they  have  invested  in  their  office  outfit,  which  is  the  largest  and  most  com- 
plete in  the  city.  They  have  four  job  presses,  one  of  them  being  a  Hoe  cylinder, 
all  of  which  are  kept  going  steadily,  to  keep  up  with  the  immense  amount  of  work 
which  they  have  to  do.  The  motive  power  is  furnished  by  the  Otto  gas  engine, 
and  the  press-work  of  the  establishment  is  done  in  the  highest  style  of  the  press- 
man's art.  Fifteen  hands  are  employed  here,  among  them  being  some  of  the  best 
known  and  most  thoroughly  competent  workmen  in  the  city,  and  no  work  is 
allowed  to  leave  the  office  that  is  not  well  done.  They  have  a  large  assortment  of 
plain,  fancy  and  ornamental  job  type,  embracing  all  the  latest  and  most  popular 
styles,  and  any  style  of  work  desired  can  be  done  by  them.  They  make  a  specialty 
of  printing  in  colors,  the  perfect  machinery  which  they  use,  and  the  high  class  of 
workmanship  which  they  employ,  enabling  them  to  compete  in  this  line  of  work 
with  that  done  in  the  largest  cities.  The  book  binding  department  is  fitted  up 


TRADE,   COMMERCE   AND   INDUSTRIES.  115 


with  everything  needful  in  the  way  of  machinery,  and  they  are  prepared  to  do  this 
class  of  work  satisfactorily  and  cheaply.  They  do  hook  binding  of  all  kinds,  and 
manufacture  blank  hooks  of  every  description  and,  of  a  superior  grade.  Messrs. 
Carter  and  Gibson,  the  originators  of  the  concern,  and  its  managers  and  directors, 
arc  men  of  large  practical  experience  in  the  printing  business,  and  are  thorough 
masters  of  every  detail  of  the  art.  They  give  the  business  their  close  personal 
attention  and  supervision,  accepting  no  work  from  their  employes  that  is  not  satis- 
factory to  their  patrons  and  creditable  to  the  house.  This  house  is  recommended 
to  our  readers  as  one  whose  work  is  sure  to  give  satisfaction. 

PATTERSON  &  CO.— DEALERS  IN  FRUITS,  NUTS  AND  CANDIES,  850  ELM  STREET. 
The  establishment  which  is  the  subject  of  this  sketch  is  one  which  is  not  only 
a  source  of  pride  to  the  proprietors,  but  is  also  a  credit  to  the  city.  It  is  located 
in  the  midst  of  the  business  portion  of  the  city,  occupying  a  building  which  covers 
an  area  of  15x40  feet,  and  one  in  which  the  stock  is  as  nicely  arranged  and  as  neatly 
kept  as  that  of  any  house  in  the  city.  Although  only  having  been  in  busings 
here  for  a  few  months,  the  gentlemen  composing  this  firm  have  made  a  reputation 
for  their  house,  and  acquired  a  custom  that  is  both  lucrative  and  creditable.  Their 
stock  is  valued  at  $3,000,  and  embraces  a  full  line  of  fine  chocolate  creams,  marsh- 
mallows,  apricot  delicious,  sherbert  roll,  cream  walnuts,  Parisian  delight,  Princess 
Nongathines,  Opera  cachons,  Jordan  B.  alrnonds,  angel  food,  Orange  C'  caramels, 
cherries  and  creams,  mixed  candies,  gums,  and  prize  candies  in  great  variety. 
They  a1  so  carry  a  large  assortment  of  domestic  and  foreign  fruits,  nuts,  grapes,  etc. 
They  make  a  specialty  of  carrying  the  fine  goods  of  Maillard  &  Co.,  New  York,  and 
Blank  Bros.,  St.  Louis,  of  which  they  are  continually  receiving  fresh  supplies. 
They  handle  none  but  the  purest  candies,  and  take  especial  pride  in  keeping  their 
stock  fresh.  Their  efforts  to  cater  to  the  public  in  this  line  have  already  met  with 
liberal  patronage,  and  they  are  enjoying  a  large  and  growing  trade.  Goods  in  this 
line  cannot  be  bought  at  better  advantage  anywhere  in  the  city  than  of  Patterson 
&  Co.,  850  Elm  street. 

ARMSTRONG  BROS. — WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN  GROCERIES  AND  PROVISIONS,  724 

AND  726  COMMERCE  STREET. 

This  house,  which  is  a  branch  of  the  well  known  Louisville  establishment  of 
H.  C.  &  J.  S.  Armstrong,  opened  its  doors  to  the  public  on  November  1,  1884. 
Messrs.  H.  C.  and  J.  S.  Armstrong,  the  proprietors,  are  men  who  have  received  thor- 
ough training  in  the  grocery  business,  having  been  engaged  in  it  "from  their 
youth,"  and  they  thoroughly  understand  it  in  all  its  details.  The  house  in  which 
they  are  located  is  a  two-story  brick,  with  dry  basement,  and  covers  an  area  of 
50x200  feet,  thus  giving  them  a  storage  capacity  of  30,000  square  feet.  Their  stock 
is  a  large  one,  and  specially  selected  with  a  view  to  meet  the  wants  of  the  trade 
with  which  they  have  to  deal.  It  includes  Hour,  meats  and  provisions  of  all  kinds, 
teas,  coffees,  syrups,  sugars,  spices,  canned  goods  of  every  kind,  tobaccos,  cigars, — 
in  short,  a  full  assortment  of  all  such  goods  as  are  handled  by  houses  of  the  charac- 
ter of  theirs.  Their  family  groceries — teas,  coffees,  sugars,  etc., — embrace  some  of 


116  DALLAS — HER 

the  finest  goods  known  to  the  trade,  and  among  their  cigars  and  tobaccos  are  many 
of  the  most  widely  celebrated  and  popular  brands.  They  also  deal  in  country  pro- 
duce and  merchants  from  the  surrounding  country  towns  and  villages  will  find 
here  not  only  a  most  advantageous  place  at  which  to  buy  their  supplies,  but  also 
one  at  which  they  can  get  the  highest  ruling  market  prices  for  anything  in  the  way 
of  produce  which  they  may  have  to  sell.  Although  this  house  has  been  established 
here  but  a  few  months,  yet  its  business  is  conducted  upon  such  advanced  princi- 
ples of  liberality  and  enterprise,  that  it  has  already  become  widely  and  favorably 
known  as  one  of  the  most  progressive  establishments  in  the  city,  and  is  making 
rapid  strides  towards  the  position  of  first  among  the  wholesale  houses  of  Dallas. 
Seventeen  assistants  are  employed,  some  attending  to  the  business  of  the  firm  in 
the  city,  others  engaged  in  extending  their  trade  through  the  surrounding  counties, 
states  and  territories.  The  stock  they  carry  is  valued  at  $100,000,  and,  owing  to 
their  large  trade,  is  being  continually  replenished  by  the  receipt  of  new  goods,  thus 
keeping  their  stock  always  fresh.  The  location  of  this  house  is  a  good  one,  being 
on  one  of  the  principal  business  thoroughfares  of  the  city,  and  in  close  proximity 
to  the  depot  of  the  Santa  Fe  Railway.  Buying  in  unusually  large  quantities, — 
owing  to  the  fact  of  their  having  two  establishments,  here  and  in  Louisville, — and 
with  the  judgment  and  discretion  which  are  attained  only  by  long  experience,  these 
gentlemen  take  advantage  of  every  favorable  circumstance  whereby  goods  may  be 
bought  cheaply,  and  this,  with  their  unexcelled  facilities  for  handling  goods  cheaply, 
enables  them  to  offer  inducements  to  customers  in  the  way  of  low  prices  with 
which  rival  concerns  find  it  hard  to  compete.  Honorable,  reliable  and  progressive 
in  business,  pleasant,  affable  and  courteous  in  their  treatment  of  their  fellow  men, 
these  gentlemen  are  worthy  the  greatest  success  which  can  possibly  reward  honest 
effort,  and  we  cordially  commend  their  house  to  our  readers  as  one  with  which  any 
business  relations  they  may  establish  will  be  certain  to  prove  both  agreeable  and 
advantageous. 

H.  S.  MATTHEWS — LUMBER  DEALER.  Ross  AVENUE  AND  CAMP  STREET. 

As  owning  the  leading  establishment  in  Dallas  manufacturing  lumber,  lath> 
shingles  and  mouldings  and  dealing  in  doors,  sash,  blinds,  etc.,  H.  S.  Matthews  is 
deserving  of  special  mention  in  this  volume,  and  a  few  leading  points  in  reference 
to  his  facilities  for  handling  lumber,  and  the  extent  of  his  operations  will  not  be 
out  of  place.  Mr.  Matthews  established  his  lumber  yard  here  two  years  ago.  His 
mills,  at  which  he  saws  all  the  lumber  he  handles,  and  manufactures  the  mould- 
ings, laths,  shingles,  etc.,  are  located  in  Bowie  County,  near  Texarkana,  and  con- 
nected with  the  immense  pineries  owned  by  him  by  a  narrow  gauge  railroad,  thus 
giving  him  cheap  transportation  and  enabling  him  to  fill  large  orders  promptly. 
Connected  with  the  mills  are  his  Chicago  Patent  Dry  Kilns,  in  which  the  lumber 
used  for  ceiling,  siding,  flooring,  etc.,  is  dried.  •  The  mills  are  under  the  personal 
supervision  of  Mr.  Matthews  himself,  as  are  also  the  dry  kilns,  and  he  guarantees 
all  his  lumber,  sold  as  such,  to  be  perfectly  dry  in  all  seasons  of  the  year  regard- 
less of  weather.  His  yards  in  this  city  are  conveniently  located,  covering  an  area 
of  200x300  feet,  and  fitted  up  with  all  the  convenient  appliances  for  handling  lum- 


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her  with  facility.  Here  is  kept  a  large  stock  of  lumber,  rough  and  dressed,  sheet- 
ing, rafters,  joists,  shingles,  lath,  doors,  blinds,  sash,  mouldings,  pickets,  etc.,  and 
all  for  sale  at  the  lowest  current  prices.  Carload  lots  a  specialty.  The  goods  are 
under  the  management  of  Mr.  S.  G.  Roberts,  a  man  experienced  in  handling 
lumber  and  understanding  the  business  in  all  its  details.  The  stock  carried  in  the 
yard  runs  from  $30,000  to  $50,000,  and  the  sales  aggregate  $150.000  annually.  The 
reputation  of  this  establishment  for  enterprise  and  liberality  is  not  excelled  by  any 
of  its  contemporaries,  while  the  excellent  quality  of  the  goods  it  handles  makes  it 
a  most  desirable  one  with  which  to  establish  business  relations,  which  are  sure  in 
every  instance  to  prove  pleasant  and  profitable.  In  all  -respects  this  establish- 
ment may  be  commended  as  worthy  the  confidence  and  consideration  of  the  trade 
it  so  largely  enjoys.  Contractors  and  others  desiring  goods  in  this  line  should  not 
fail  to  examine  the  stock  and  learn  the  prices  at  these  yards.  Price  list  furnished 
upon  application. 

C.  E.  KUEHLTHAU — CITY  STEAM  LAUNDRY,  706  COMMERCE  STREET. 

One  of  the  most  important  enterprises  of  Dallas  and  one  of  the  most  complete 
establishments  in  all  respects,  is  the  "  City  Steam  Laundry"  which  the  enterprise 
and  business  capacity  of  Mr.  C.  E.  Kuehlthau  has  built  up.  Commencing  in 
1877  as  a  small  hand  laundry,  and  in  spite  of  opposition  from  many  quarters,  Mr. 

Kuehlthau  has  the  credit 
of  owning  and  conducting 
the  first  steam  laundry  in 
Texas,  and  one  whose  work 
is  in  all  respects  equal  to 
the  best  Northern  and  West- 
ern work.  His  establish- 
ment is  thoroughly  fitted  out 
with  the  best  and  most  im- 
proved machinery  necessary 
in  the  business,  and  he  is 
constantly  adding  all  the 
new  improvements,  thus 
keeping  up  with  the  times. 
The  machinery  is  run  by 
an  engine  of  ten  horse 
power,  and  ten  hands  are 
employed  at  liberal  wages. 
The  business,  which  is  rap- 
idly increasing — so  much  so  that  Mr.  Kuehlthau  contemplates  moving  into  new 
quarters,  much  larger  than  his  present  ones — extends  all  over  the  city  and  State. 
Mr.  Kuehlthau  possesses  facilities  for  doing  the  best  work  on  short  notice,  which 
no  other  laundry  in  the  city  has,  and  clothing  sent  him  to  be  washed  from  any  part 
of  the  State,  is  delivered  on  the  next  train.  All  work  done  by  his  laundry  is  equal 


118  DALLAS HER 


to  any  and  surpassed  by  none,  and  he  fears  no  competition  from  any  source.  Mr. 
Kuehlthau  is  a  native  of  Germany,  but  has  lived  in  America  since  boyhood,  and 
is  well-known  in  Dallas  as  one  of  her  most  enterprising  and  respected  citizens. 
Commencing  with  no  capital,  he  has  built  up  a  business  of  which  any  man  may 
be  proud,  although  many  obstacles  were  thrown  in  his  way  by  jealous  rivals.  Price 
lists  may  be  obtained  upon  application.  We  may  add,  in  conclusion,  that  the 
greater  part  of  the. washing  of  Dallas,  and  the  surrounding  country,  is  done  at  his 
laundry. 

F.  G.  MOORE— (SUCCESSOR  TO  E.  P.  COWEN  &  Co.)  DEALER  IN  DOORS.  SASH, 
BLINDS,  MOULDINGS,  STAIR  WORK,  SHINGLES,  LATH,  LIME,  CEMENT,  PLASTER, 
ETC.,  MIXED  PAINTS  AND  BROOM  MAKERS'  SUPPLIES,  MANUFACTURER  OF  STONE 
FLUES  AND  SEWER  PIPE,  709  AND  711  ELM  STREET. 

The  rapid  growth  of  Texas  and  particularly  Dallas  has  made  the  demand  for 
'building  material  simply  enormous  and  has  brought  some  of  the  most  active  and 
enterprising  men  into  this  branch  of  trade.  Among  them  we  find  in  gathering 
statistics  of  the  city  that  Mr.  F.  G.  Moore,  who  succeeded  to  the  business  of  E. 
P.  Co  wen  &  Co.,  occupies  a  conspicuous  place.  In  his  large  and  well  selected 
stock,  which  occupies  three  floors  of  his  double  store,  50x200  feet,  can  be  found 
all  kinds  of  doors,  sash,  blinds,  moulding,  stair  work  and  builders'  finishing 
material  generally  ;  also  shingles,  lath,  lime,  cement,  plaster,  hair,  mixed  paints, 
and  all  his  wood  material  is  guaranteed  to  be  made  from  select  and  well  seasoned 
lumber.  Buying  this  class  of  goods  by  the  carload  as  he  does,  he  is  able  and  does 
make  very  liberal  prices,  which  has  resulted  in  a  widespread  trade,  reaching  over 
a  large  part  of  the  State,  and  increasing  annually  as  he  becomes  better  known.  It 
is  not  going  too  far  to  assert  that  no  house  in  the  State  can  offer  more  inducements 
and  very  few  can  afford  like  advantages  to  their  patrons.  The  entire  business  of 
this  house  is  conducted  upon  sound  principles,  and  the  aim  of  Mr.  Moore  is  to 
protect  the  interests  of  his  customers  by  supplying  them  with  the  best  lumber 
material  at  the  most  reasonable  rates. 

THE  HUNSTABLE  BOOT  AND  SHOE  COMPANY— WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL 

DEALERS  IN  BOOTS  AMD  SHOES,  712  ELM  STREET. 

We  should  be  remiss  in  our  duty  to  the  public,  should  we  pretend  to  write'  up 
a  history  of  the  commercial  and  manufacturing  establishments  of  Dallas,  and  leave 
out  the  Hunstable  Boot  and  Shoe  Company.  Although  this  company  has  been  in 
business  here  only  since  June,  yet  in  that  time  it  has  firmly  established  a  place  for 
itself  among  the  firmest  enterprises  of  Dallas.  It  is  located  in  a  two-story  brick 
building  which  covers  an  area  of  30x80  feet,  and  they  carry  a  stock  of  $10,000  in 
value.  In  the  manufacturing  department  is  made  the  already  famous  u  Hunsta- 
ble Boot,"  an  article  that  is  especially  adapted  to  the  Texas  trade,  and  which  is 
rapidly  becoming  popular  with  dealers  all  over  the  State,  as  a  boot  that  sells  rap- 
idly and  gives  entire  satisfaction.  Besides  this  brand  of  boot  they  manufacture 
other  boots  and  shoes.  The  articles  of  their  own  manufacture  are  all  made  of  the 
best  material  and  are  warranted  to  give  satisfaction.  They  also  carry  a  large  stock 


TRADE,   COMMERCE   AND   INDUSTRIES.  119 


of  gents',  youths',  ladies',  misses'  and  children's  fotowear,  embracing  the  finest  goods 
in  the  market,  of  which  they  make  a  specialty.  Eight  assistants  find  constant  em- 
ployment in  this  establishment,  being  busily  employed  all  the  time  in  attending  to 
the  demands  of  the  growing  trade,  which  is  gradually  and  surely  assuming  large 
proportions  throughout  the  entire  State.  The  gentlemen  composing  this  company 
are  men  of  affable  and  pleasant  manners  as  well  as  of  great  business  ability,  and 
their  business  bids  fair  to  rival,  at  no  distant  day,  that  of  any  similar  institution 
jn  the  country. 


PRICE  CHEANEY,  D.  D.  S.— DALLAS  DENTAL  PARLORS,  709  ELM  STREET. 

Of  all  professions,  none  is  of  more  importance  or  requires  more  skill  than 
that  of  dentistry,  and  a  well  conducted  dental  parlor  like  the  subject  of  this  sketch, 
supplied  with  all  the  complete  and  perfect  contrivances  for  the  proper  treatment  of 
the  teeth  should  be  properly  set  forth  in  this  work.  Doctor  Cheaney  came  here 
from  Kentucky  about  four  years  ago,  fully  alive  to  the  progress  of  the  times,  and 
has  kept  himself  well  posted  with  regard  to  the  improvements  of  the  profession. 
The  treatment  of  the  teeth  in  all  their  various  forms  is  the  study  of  this  enter- 
prise and  the  facilities  of  the  house  to  meet  the  most  exacting  in  this  line  are  com- 
plete. Dr.  Cheaney,  the  proprietor,  is  a  graduate  of  the  oldest  dental  college  in  the 
world  and  makes  a  specialty  of  fine  operations  on  the  natural  teeth.  His  opera- 
tions are  second  to  those  of  no  dentist  in  the  South.  The  various  work 
in  dentistry  in  all  its  branches  is  conducted  in  the  most  perfect  man- 
ner and  in  the  most  approved  modern  style.  The  doctor  has  made  this 
his  study  and  no  work  leaves  his  rooms  without  being  carefully  examined 
and  meeting  his  approval,  hence  parties  having  work  done  here  can  rest  assured  of 
its  being  equal  in  every  particular  to  any  dental  work  done  in  this  or  other  cities. 
It  is  enough  to  say,  that  to  visit  the  establishment  will  be  to  satisfy  every  one  of 
the  competency  of  this  enterprise  to  meet  the  demands  that  may  be  made  upon  it. 

B.  M.  BOND  &  BRO.— GROCERIES  AND  CIGARS,  409  ELM  STREET. 

As  pursuing  a  very  important  branch  of  trade  bearing  upon  the  general  pros- 
perity and  commercial  thrift  of  the  community,  the  house  of  B.  M.  Bond  &  Bro. 
may  not  be  overlooked  in  a  publication  whose  special  object  will  be  attained  in  the 
proper  display  of  the  natural  resources  and  acquired  advantages  of  Dallas  as  a 
great  center  of  commerce  and  of  productive  trade.  These  gentlemen  came  to  this 
city  from  Passchristian,  Miss.,  and  started  in  business  nine  years  ago,  and  such  has 
been  their  enterprise  and  liberality  in  business  that  we  feel  warranted  in  saying 
that  there  is  not  to-day  in  the  limits  of  the  city  an  establishment  which  enjoys  a 
greater  degree  of  popularity.  They  occupy  a  room  30x80  feet  in  size,  and  located 
in  the  very  heart  of  the  business  portion  of  the  city,  and  they  keep  it  well  stocked 
with  a  full  line  of  fine  family  groceries,  such  as  coffees,  teas,  sugars,  syrups,  spices, 
jellies,  preserves  and  canned  goods  of  all  kinds.  They  keep  their  room  in  good 
order,  and  their  goods  nicely  arranged  for  show,  and  have  altogether  one  of  the 
most  attractive  grocery  stores  in  the  city.  They  also  make  a  specialty  of  fine 
cigars,  of  which  they  carry  a  large  assortment,  embracing  all  the  best  brands  both 


120  DALLAS — HER 


imported  and  domestic.  Three  assistants  are  kept  busy  attending  to  the  wants  of 
customers.  The  stock  carried  is  valued  at  $8,000,  and  the  trade  of  the  house  is  an 
extensive  one,  reaching  far  past  the  city  limits,  and  into  the  surrounding  country. 
The  business  ol  this  establishment  in  all  its  departments  is  conducted  upon  prin- 
ciples of  pure  mercantile  integrity,  and  it  is  on  these  merits  that  the  credit,  reputa- 
tion and  confidence  of  the  house  rests.  The  Messrs.  Bond  are  as  well-known  and 
as  highly  appreciated  for  their  personal  worth  as  they  are  for  their  business  capa- 
city and  probity,  and  we  recommend  them  to  our  readers  as  worthy  their  fullest 
confidence  and  patronage. 

NOLAND   &  McROSKY  HARDWARE  COMPANY  — Nos.  834  AND  836  ELM 
STREET,  833  AND  835  MAIN  STREET. 

In  writing  a  review  of  the  business  interests  and  commercial  industries  of  Dal- 
las, there  is  no  branch  of  trade  which  presents  more  striking  characteristics  than 
that  of  the  dealer  in  hardware,  iron,  stoves,  tinware,  etc.  Of  the  establishments  in 
this  city,  dealing  in  this  class  of  goods,  the  Noland  &  McRosky  Hardware  Company 

occupies  the  front  rank.  This  is  an  incorporated 
company,  having  been  chartered  and  doing  busi- 
ness under  the  general  corporation  laws  of  the 
State  of  Texas.  Its  officers  are  B.  M.  McRosky, 
President;  J.  H.  Henry,  Vice-President;  S.  S. 
Kirk,  Secretary;  and  A.  F.  Kirkpatrick,  Treas- 
urer, and  their  capital  stock  is  $100,000.  This 
company  occupies  spacious  rooms,  fronting  on 
both  Elm  and  Main  streets,  and  covering  an  area 
of  50x200  feet,  and  have  both  stories  well  fdled  with  a  full  line  of  heavy  and  shelf 
hardware,  embracing  the  finest  brands  of  cutlery  in  the  market,  stoves  and  tinware. 
Their  stock  of  stoves  includes  many  of  the  finest  and  most  popular  cooking  and 
heating  stoves  manufactured.  Connected  with  their  sales-room  is  a  tin-shop,  in 
which  is  manufactured  every  kind  of  article  made  of  tin  and  sheet  iron,  the  shop 
being  in  charge  of  the  most  skillful  and  experienced  workmen.  The  value  of  their 
stock  is  from  $85,000  to  $100,000,  and  fifteen  assistants  are  kept  busily  employed 
in  attending  to  the  demands  of  their  extensive  trade,  which  extends  throughout 
the  whole  of  Eastern  and  Western  Texas.  Although  this  company  has  only  been 
doing  business  here  three  years,  yet  its  operations  have  been  characterized  by  such 
activity,  energy  and  business  enterprise,  that  it  has  made  a  reputation  for  itself  in 
business  circles  that  is  at  once  its  pride  and  the  envy  of  all  rival  establishments. 
Buying,  as  this  company  does,  in  large  quantities,  it  gets  the  advantage  of  every 
inducement  offered  to  large  purchasers,  and  having  every  facility  for  handling 
goods  cheaply,  they  are  enabled  to  sell  at  prices  which  defy  competition.  This 
establishment  is  centrally  located,  fronting  on  two  of  the  principal  streets.  An 
examination  of  goods  and  prices  will  convince  any  of  our  readers  that  we  have 
done  this  company  but  simple  justice.  This  is  one  of  the  most  worthy  institu- 
tions of  which  mention  is  made  in  these  pages,  and  fully  merits  the  hearty  sup- 


TRADE,    COMMERCE   AND   INDUSTRIES.  121 

port  and  patronage  of  the  public.  The  gentlemen  at  the  head  of  this  company  are 
well  known  to  the  public,  and  need  no  laudation  at  our  hands;  their  business 
career  in  Dallas,  though  short,  has  been  highly  successful,  and  has  gained  them 
an  honored  name  and  a  business  commensurate  with  the  many  advantages  and  in- 
ducements which  they  offer  to  their  patrons. 

OLIVER  BROTHERS— SHIRT  MAKERS,  727  MAIN  STREET. 

Holding  a  prominent  place  among  the  manufacturing  establishments  of  the 
city  are  the  Oliver  Brothers,  shirt  makers,  at  727  Main  street.  These  gentlemen 
have  only  been  in  business  here  eighteen  months,  but  in  that  time  they  have  made 
such  rapid  strides  in  the  march  of  progress,  that  they  have  outstripped  slower 
rivals,  and  now  stand  first  of  their  kind  in  Dallas.  Three  male  and  six  female 
assistants  are  employed,  and  the  work  turned  out  is  of  the  very  best  quality.  The 
Messrs.  Oliver  give  the  work  their  close  personal  attention,  and  being  practical  men, 
they  know  good  work  when  they  see  it,  and  will  accept  no  other  kind.  The  ma- 
terial used  is  the  best  the  market  affords,  and  all  kinds  of  shirts  are  made  to  order, 
from  the  coarsest  to  the  finest,  and  a  perfect  fit  guaranteed  in  every  case.  They 
have  a  good  location,  and  the  building  they  occupy  is  a  two-story  brick,  covering 
an  area  of  20x80  feet.  It  is  well  arranged  for  their  business,  and  the  stock  in  it  is 
as  well  kept  and  as  artistically  arranged  as  that  of  any  house  in  the  city.  Their 
trade  is  large  and  growing,  and  is  not  confined  to  the  city,  but  extends  far  into  the 
surrounding  country.  A  laundry  connected  with  the  establishment  does  up  linen 
in  the  best  style.  Our  readers  will  find  any  dealings  which  they  may  have  with 
this  house  both  pleasant  and  profitable. 

MAYER'S    ESTABLISHMENT— RESTAURANT    AND    SALOON,    WITH    FURNISHED 
ROOMS  ATTACHED,  931  AND  933  ELM  STREET. 

Surely  the  class  of  citizens  who  deserve  most  at  the  hands  of  their  fellows  are 
those  who  spend  their  lives  in  catering  to  the  human  taste  and  in  furnishing  food 
and  nourishment.  Of  these  there  are  two  great  classes,  i.  e.,  those  who  cater  to  the 
appetite  of  the  body,  and  those  who  cater  to  the  appetite  of  the  mind.  The 
restaurateur  may  be  taken  as  the  exponent  of  the  first  class.  He  makes  a  study 
of  the  cravings  and  the  necessities  of  the  stomach,  that  organ  which  is  the  seat  of 
human  action,  and  the  birth-place  of  a  large  majority  of  the  ills  "  that  flesh  is  heir 
to."  The  chief  apostle  of  the  second  is  the  man  who  spends  his  time  in  devising 
food  for  the  mental  organs,  something  that  will  draw  the  mind  away  from  business 
cares  and  give  it  at  the  same  time  rest  and  nourishment.  Each  .of  these,  we  say, 
deserves  the  heartfelt  gratitude  of  his  fellowmen.  But  when  we  find  the  two  com- 
bined in  one,  the  words  of  anyone  person  fail  to  express  the  encomiums  his  merits 
deserve,  and  the  whole  world  should  "  rise  up  and  call  him  blessed."  Dallas  is  the 
happy  possessor  of  a  man  in  whom  both  these  qualities  combine.  That  man  is 
Mr.  S.  Mayer,  and  his  establishment  is  at  931  and  933  Elm  street.  Mr.  Mayer  has 
here  a  magnificent  brick  building,  covering  an  area  of  50x80  feet,  three  stories 
high,  with  a  large  summer  garden  attached.  In  his  bar  can  be  found  anything  in 
the  way  of  drink  that  man  can  possibly  want;  in  the  restaurant  department  all  the 


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solids  and  substantiate  as  well  as  all  the  delicacies  and  viands  that  the  market  af- 
fords are  served  to  order,  and  cooked  in  the  highest  style  of  the  cuisine  art,  while 
the  garden  is  surrounded  by  cages  containing  many  rare  and  curious  birds  and  ani- 
mals. In  the  garden  is  also  an  aquarium  where  different  kinds  of  fish,  reptiles  and 
water  fowl  disport  themselves  the  whole  day.  The  garden  is  also  furnished  with  a 
stage,  upon  which  the  popular  ballads  and  the  latest  minstrelsy  is  furnished  during 
the  warm  evenings  to  cheer  the  crowds  who  visit  the  garden  to  rest  and  enjoy  a  cool 
glass  of  beer.  Mr.  Mayer  has  been  in  the  restaurant  business  for  ten  years  and  his 
customers  say  he  understands  it.  Beside  the  edibles,  drinkable^  and  amusement 
furnished,  the  upper  part  of  Mr.  Mayer's  building  is  divided  into  sleeping  apart- 
ments, which  are  nicely  furnished,  and  where  the  weary  human  frame  can  find 
"sweet  repose"  after  the  "heat  and  battle  of  the  day."  Mr.  Mayer  gives  his  busi- 
ness his  close  personal  attention,  and  deserves  the  popularity  and  success  which  he 
has  achieved.  Our  readers  visiting  Dallas  should  not  fail  to  visit  Mr.  Mayer's 
establishment. 

EMILE  DUCOURT — UPHOLSTERER,  MANUFACTURER   OF    MATTRESSES    AND    BED- 
DING, 727  ELM  STREET. 

Among  the  many  manufacturing  establishments  which  add  to  the  wealth  of 
Dallas  and  the  prosperity  of  her  citizens,  the  house  of  Emile  Ducourt  is  entitled 
to  a  place  in  the  front  rank.  His  is  a  work  that  adds  greatly  to  the  beauty  and 
charm  of  a  house,  and  to  the  ease  and  comfort  of  its  inmates.  He  manufactures 
and  keeps  on  hand  for  sale  a  large  stock  of  mattresses,  bedding,  etc.,  made  after 'the 
most  improved  modern  designs  and  of  the  best  material.  He  makes  a  specialty  of 
fine  upholstery,  and  being  a  practical  workman  himself,  he  not  only  knows  how 
work  should  be  done,  but  he  superintends  every  department  of  his  business  him- 
self, to  see  that  those  in  his  employ  slight  no  piece  or  part  of  their  work.  The 
building  occupied  by  Mr.  Ducourt  is  a  handsome  stone  structure,  large  and  roomy, 
and  his  sales  reach  the  amount  of  $15,000  per  annum.  His  business  is  a  large  and 
growing  one,  reaching  out  past  the  limits  of  the  city  and  embracing  the  surround- 
ing country.  Mr.  Ducourt  is  a  native  of  France,  where  he  was  born  February  8. 
1848.  He  has  been  in  business  in  this  city  for  nine  years,  and  his  success  is  owing 
to  pluck,  energy  and  business  enterprise,  which  he  possesses  to  a  remarkable  degree, 
and  to  honesty  and  upright  dealing  which  make  him  worthy  all  the  success  he  has 
or  can  achieve. 


PLOEGER  &   HOPPE — DEALERS   IN   STAPLE   AND   FANCY   GROCERIES,    CORNER 

ELM  AND  PRESTON  STREETS. 

This  is  one  of  the  nicest  and  best  kept  grocery  stores  in  the  city,  as  well  as  one 
of  the  most  popular.  The  stock  carried  consists  of  staple  and  fancy  groceries, 
flour,  meats,  sugars,  teas,  coffees,  syrups,  spices,  dried  and  canned  goods,  candies, 
etc.,  embracing  some  of  the  finest  brands  of  articles  for  home  and  table  use  known 
to  the  market.  The  large  s^les  made  by  this  firm  necessitate  the  frequent  receipt 
of  new  supplies,  and  the  stock  is  thereby  kept  replenished  with  fresh  goods  at  all 
times.  The  building  occupied  is  a  two-story  brick,  well  located  for  both  city  and 


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country  trade,  and  their  room  covers  an  area  of  35x60  feet.  Their  trade  is  large, 
aggregating  $30,000  annually,  and  is  rapidly  increasing.  The  personnel  of  the 
firm  is  composed  of  Max  Ploeger  &  Paul  Hoppe,  both  men  of  experience  and 
ability  in  business,  and  of  great  energy,  activity  and  enterprise.  They  are  firm 
believers  in  the  progressive  maxim  of  "quick  sales  and  small  profits,"  and  the  low 
prices  at  which  they  offer  their  goods  are  well  calculated  to  recommend  their  estab- 
lishment to  the  patronage  of  a  discriminating  public.  They  are  polite  and  atten- 
tive in  waiting  on  their  patrons,  a  quality  that  adds  in  no  small  degree  to  their 
popularity.  This  house  is  cheerfully  recommended  to  our  readers  as  one  in  every 
way  worthy  their  support. 

LEEPER  BROTHERS— LIVERY,  FEED   AND    SALE   STABLES,   Nos.  941  AND  943 

ELM  STREET. 

No  city  in  the  country  has  better  livery  accommodations  than  Dallas,  and 
nowhere  are  the  people  more  appreciative  of  them  or  more  liberal  of  their  patron- 
age than  here.  Among  the  many  popular  and  reliable  livery  establishments  of  the 
city  none  occupies  a  more  conspicuous  position  than  that  of  the  Leeper  Bros. 

These  gentlemen  have  lately  started  business, 
and  the  entire  outfit  is  entirely  new  and  first- 
class,  presenting  a  fine  appearance.  Lately 
they  have  erected  a  new  brick  building,  at  Nos. 
941  and  943  Elm  street,  which  they  now  occupy. 
This  building  was  constructed  for  use  as  a  livery 
stable,  and  is,  therefore,  a  model  of  its  kind, 
having  all  the  equipments,  facilities  and  conveniences  possible  for  the  handling  of 
stock.  Messrs.  Leeper  keep  some  of  the  finest  horses  in  the  city,  both  for  driving 
and  for  use  under  the  saddle,  and  the  excellent  care  which  they  take  of  them,  and 
the  discriminating  judgment  which  they  exercise  in  regard  to  hiring  them  out, 
enable  them  to  keep  their  stock  in  first  class  condition.  Their  harness  and  vehicles 
are  new  and  handsome,  and  always  kept  in  the  best  order,  and  we  are  safe  in  say- 
ing that  nowhere  in  the  city  can  better  buggies,  carriages  and  hacks  be  obtained. 
A  boarding  department  is  one  of  the  features  of  this  stable,  in  which  horses  are  kept  by 
the  day,  week  or  month,  receiving  the  best  attention  and  for  the  lowest  prices.  They 
also  have  a  sales  department,  receiving  stock  for  sale  at  all  times,  and  insuring  in 
every  case  the  higheet  market  price.  It  gives  us  pleasure  to  recommend  this  estab- 
lishment to  our  readers. 

McENNIS  &  CO. — FLOUR  AND  WOOLEN  MILL  AGENTS,  GRAIN  DEALERS  AND  COM- 
MISSION MERCHANTS,  No.  204  COMMERCE  STREET. 

Among  the  best  known  and  most  substantial  firms  of  Dallas  we  must  undoubt- 
edly enumerate  the  .one  whose  name  heads  this  sketch.  Established  in  1879,  by 
the  energy  and  ability  of  its  members  it  has  already  attained  a  position  second  to 
none  and  equaled  by  but  few.  The  firm  occupy  several  commodious  stores  and 
grain  warehouses  which  are  fitted  out  with  every  convenience  for  the  rapid  and 
successful  conduct  of  their  business,  and  their  trade,  which  extends  all  over  Texas 


124  DALLAS — HER 


and  into  Louisiana  and  Arkansas,  reaches  a  large  and  rapidly  increasing  annual 
sum  total.  Messrs.  McEnnis  &  Co.  handle  the  flour  of  the  celebrated  Carthage 
City  Mills,  of  Carthage,  Mo. ;  Globe  Mills,  of  Carthage,  Mo. ;  the  Galesburg  Mills, 
of  Galesburg,  Mo.,  and  others,  and  are  agents  for  the  Carthage  City,  Mo.,  Woolen 
Mills,  which  manufacture  the  celebrated  doeskin  jeans.  The  different  brands  of 
flour  for  which  they  are  agents  include  the  Hills  Roller,  Globe  Roller,  Ivory 
Patent,  Cyclone,  Summit,  Aurora,  Palisade  and  others,  and  are  known  as  among 
the  best  offered  for  sale  in  the  entire  State.  The  long  and  varied  experience  and 
ample  facilities  of  the  firm  enable  them  to  offer  inducements  to  purchasers  such 
as  few  can  duplicate.  They  also  receive  consignments  of  sugar  and  molasses  direct 
from  plantations,  and  with  their  thorough  knowledge  of  the  market,  correspondents 
and  traveling  salesmen,  can  always  obtain  the  very  best  prices  for  their  consignors. 
They  have  superb  advantages  for  handling  grain,  supply  a  large  territory  and  are 
enabled  to  successfully  compete  in  prices  with  all  others.  Messrs.  T.  F.  and  J.  M. 
McEnnis,  who  compose  the  firm,  are  both  natives  of  St.  Louis,  but  have  lived  in 
Texas  about  ten  years,  and  in  Dallas  four  years,  and  have  thoroughly  identified 
themselves  with  the  city  and  State  of  their  adoption.  Both  gentlemen  are  well 
known  in  and  out  of  business  circles,  and  having  a  large  acquaintance  with  ship- 
pers at  country  points  in  Northern  Texas,  are  prepared  to  fill  all  orders  for  grain 
promptly  and  satisfactorily.  Mr.  T.  F.  McEnnis  holds  the  position  of  President 
of  the  Merchants'  Exchange,  and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  far-seeing  and 
capable  men  in  Dallas.  Mr.  J.  M.  McEnnis,  his  son,  is  also  well  known  and 
respected.  With  their  present  facilities  there  is  practically  no  limit  to  the  future 
success  of  this  enterprising  firm. 

LARMOUR  &  McCOMBS — ARCHITECTS  AND  CIVIL  ENGINEERS,  711  ELM  STREET. 

In  writing  a  history  such  as  this  it  gives  us  pleasure  to  mention  those  men 
whose  occupations  and  enterprises  add  to  the  beauty  of  the  city  as  well  as  its  ma- 
terial interests.  And  of  these  there  are  no  more  conspicuous  examples  than  those 
who  make  a  profession  of  architecture,  studying  the  art  of  erecting  buildings  in 
such  a  way  as  to  combine  in  their  construction  beauty,  convenience,  durability  and 
cheapness.  Among  the  architects  doing  business  in  this  thrifty  and  growing  city 
the  firm  of  Larmour  &  McCombs  occupy  a  prominent  place.  Mr.  J.  Larmour,  the 
senior  member  of  the  firm,  is  a  gentleman  of  great  experience  in  his  profession, 
having  been  for  many  years  State  Architect,  during  which  time  he  made  the  plans 
and  superintended  the  construction  of  many  of  the  public  buildings  of  this  State, 
conspicuous  among  them  being  the  new  penitentiary  building  at  Huntsville,  the 
courthouse  at  Austin  and  the  Agricultural  and  Mechanical  College  at  Bryan.  He 
is  a  native  of  New  York,  but  has  resided  in  Texas  for  many  years,  and  is  known 
all  over  its  wide  area  as  a  man  of  ability  in  his  profession,  and  of  courteous  and 
affable  manner  in  his  private  relations.  Mr.  Paul  McCombs,  the  junior  member,  is 
a  native  of  Dallas,  and  a  young  man  of  rare  ability  in  his  profession.  These  gen- 
tlemen have  been  doing  business  together  since  1883,  and  have  designed  many  of 
the  handsomest  buildings  which  have  been  erected  in  this  city  since  that  time. 


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This  firm  will,  upon  application,  furnish  plans  and  designs  for  any  and  all  kinds 
of  public  and  private  buildings,  stores  and  dwellings;  county  or  city  bridges,  of 
wood,  iron  or  combination  truss,  brick  or  stone  arches;  large  span  roofs;  ditches 
and  canals  for  irrigation.  They  also  do  civil  engineers'  and  surveyors'  work  of  all 
kinds,  furnishing  maps,  plats,  etc.  They  also  give,  when  desired,  their  personal 
superintendence  to  the  construction  of  buildings.  They  do  all  the  work  in  their 
line  in  the  highest  style  of  architectural  art,  and  having  made  it  the  study  of  their 
lives  and  understanding  it  thoroughly  in  all  its  details,  persons  who  desire  plans 
and  designs  for  erecting  buildings,  and  other  structures,  should  not  fail  to  give  this 
firm  a  call.  They  will  not  only  find  the  work  of  the  firm  satisfactory  in  every  par- 
ticular, but  they  will  also  receive  the  most  polite  and  considerate  treatment  at  the 
hands  of  its  individual  members. 

W.  T.  HANCOCK— DEALER  IN  STAPLE  AND  FANCY  GROCERIES,  932  ELM  STREET. 

At  the  above  location  will  be  found  W.  T.  Hancock,  who  has  long  been  known 
as  one  of  the  leading  grocers  and  produce  dealers  in  the  city.  He  occupies  a 
building  25x50  feet  in  size,  centrally  located,  and  well  suited  to  his  line  of  business. 
He  carries  a  large  stock  of  family  groceries,  embracing  a  fine  line  of  articles  for 
home  and  table  use,  teas,  coffees,  sugars,  syrups,  spices,  canned  goods,  flour,  meal, 
etc.  He  also  keeps  country  produce  of  all  kinds,  butter,  eggs,  chickens,  and  all 
other  articles  for  the  trade  in  their  proper  season.  Mr.  Hancock  is  an  experienced 
groceryman.  having  been  in  the  business  many  years,  and  knows  fully  the  wants 
of  the  trade.  He,  therefore,  keeps  the  articles  that  his  patrons  want,  and  does  not 
encumber  his  store  with  a  large  stock  of  unsaleable  goods.  His  large  trade  neces- 
sitates the  frequent  replenishing  of  his  stock,  thus  keeping  his  stock  fresh  and  in 
good  order.  Two  assistants  are  employed  by  Mr.  Hancock,  and  are  kept  busy 
waiting  on  his  numerous  customers.  Mr.  Hancock  is  a  gentleman  of  sound  judg- 
ment and  discretion,  and  conducts  his  business  upon  the  most  advanced  principles 
of  liberality  and  enterprise.  He  learns  the  wants  of  his  patrons  and  then  strives 
to  meet  them,  thus  being  able  to  hold  all  customers  whom  he  once  gains.  Persons 
desiring  to  purchase  either  staple  or  fancy  groceries  will  find  the  best  standard 
brands  at  Mr.  Hancock's,  all  fresh  and  nice,  and  farmers  bringing  their  produce  to 
town  will  find  here  a  market  where  they  can  get  the  highest  ruling  prices  for  first- 
class  articles.  To  both  these  classes  this  house  is  recommended  as  worthy  their 
confidence  and  patronage.  • 

C.  D.  KANADY— MANUFACTURER  AND  DEALER  IN  TINWARE,  GENERAL  HARDWARE 

AND  BUILDERS'  SUPPLIES,  1205  ELM  STREET. 

In  this  day  of  general  progress  in  commerce,  manufacturing  and  the  fine  arts, 
the  representative  of  any  particular  branch  of  trade  must  needs  be  ever  on  the 
alert  or  else  he  and  his  business  will  be  left  far  in  the  rear  of  those  industries  whose 
proprietors,  ever  watchful  of  their  interests,  are  taking  advantage  of  this  age  of 
progress  and  keeping  fully  abreast  of  the  times'  advance.  Marching  in  the  front 
line  of  the  progressive  line  of  industries  is  the  stove  and  tinware  trade,  and  its 
representatives  having  made  many  improvements  in  their  line  during  the  last 


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DALLAS — HER 


decade,  are  still  forging  ahead,  battling  with  brave  hearts  and  willing  hands  to  hold 
the  position  they  have  achieved,  and  to  make  gains,  if  possible.  Prominent  among 
the  enterprising  houses  in  this  city  interested  in  this  progressive  line  of  business  is 
that  of  C.  D.  Kanady,  1205  Elm  street.  Mr.  Kanady  carries  a  fine  stock  of  stoves, 
hardware  and  building  supplies,  and  makes  to  order  in  the  best  style  and  of  the 
best  materials  all  kinds  of  tin  and  sheetiron  ware.  He  makes  a  specialty  of  cor- 
nice work  and  roofing,  for  doing  which  he  has  all  the  latest  and  most  approved 
machinery,  and  employs  the  best  mechanics  he  can  procure.  The  building  occu- 
pied is  a  two-story  brick  structure,  25x70  feet  in  area,  centrally  located  and  con- 
veniently fitted  up,  and  the  goods  are  handsomely  displayed.  Mr.  Kanady  is  an 
old  citizen  of  Dallas,  having  been  here  since  it  started,  and  to  the  people  among 
whom  he  has  so  long  lived  and  done  business  needs  no  word  of  introduction  or 
recommendation  from  us.  They  know  him  to  be  honest,  enterprising,  and  indus- 
trious, a  skillful  workman,  and  one  who,  slighting  no  work  himself,  will  allow  none 
of  his  employes  to  slight  it.  During  the  eighteen  months  he  has  been  in  business 
here  the  people  in  the  city  and  in  the  surrounding  country  have  shown  their  appre- 
ciation of  his  merits  by  patronizing  him  liberally,  and  if  the  business  he  now  has 
increases,  the  indications  are  at  present  that  it  will  increase,  it  will  be  but  a  short 
time  until  the  establishment  of  Mr.  Kanady  is  second  in  importance  to  none  in 
Dallas. 

SINKER,  DAVIS  &  CO. — CORNER  MARKET  STREET  AND  PACIFIC  AVENUE;  JOHN 
S.  HETHERINGTON,  MANAGER;  MANUFACTURERS  OF  ENGINES,  BOILERS,  STEAM 
PUMPS,  SAW  MILLS,  SAWS,  HEAD  BLOCKS,  SHAFTING,  PULLEYS,  COUPLINGS, 
BOXES,  CORN  AND  WHEAT  MILLS. 

Foremost  among  the  houses  in  this  city  dealing  in  milling  machinery  is  the 
branch  establishment  of  Sinker,  Davis  &  Co.,  corner  Market  street  and  Pacific  ave- 
nue. The  manufacturing  establishment  of  this  well-known  firm  is  located  at 

Indianapolis,  Indiana,  where  two  hundred  men 
find  employment  in  their  immense  factory.  They 
manufacture  engines,  boilers,  steam  pumps,  saw 
mills,  head  blocks,  shafting,  pulleys,  couplings, 
boxes,  corn  and  wheat  mills.  They  make  the 
famous  band-saw  mills  complete,  the  best  known 
machine  for  sawing  large  or  valuable  timber,  the 
saw  kerf  being  but  one-eighth  of  :m  inch,  thus 
saving  one  thousand  feet  of  lumber  in  every  five 
thousand  feet  sawed.  This  firm  make  these  mills 
with  a  solid  iron  column  for  the  pulleys  to  work 
upon,  thus  making  it  much  more  substantial 
and  lasting  than  the  old  style  wooden  column. 
They  make  a  specialty  of  building  flouring  mills, 
which  they  make  of  all  sizes,  furnished  complete 
and  ready  for  grinding,  and  have  practical  mill- 
wrights to  put  in  the  machinery.  The  branch 


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house  in  Dallas  was  established  in  1880  and  is  under  the  management  of 
Mr.  John  S.  Hetherington,  a  member  of  the  company,  and  a  gentleman  who 
understands  the  business  thoroughly 
in  every  department.  The  building 
occupied  at  the  present  time  is  but 
a  temporary  one,  the  one  formerly 
used  having  been  destroyed  by  fire. 
It  is  located  at  the  corner  of  Market 
street  and  Pacific  avenue,  on  the 
Texas  Pacific  R.  R.,  is  100  feet  square, 
and  well  fitted  up  for  the  convenient 
handling  of  heavy  machinery.  The 
business  of  this  branch  of  the  estab- 
lishment extends  all  over  Texas  and 
aggregates  $100,000  annually.  This 
company's  machinery  is  noted  for 
speed,  power  and  lasting  qualities,  be- 
ing all  made  of  the  best  material,  and 
every  mill  that  they  furnish  or  piece 
of  machinery  that  they  sell  is  war- 
ranted to  give  satisfaction  in  every 
particular.  The  branch  house  here 
sells  all  machinery  at  the  lowest  fig- 
ures, and  those  who  patronize  it  will 
have  all  the  advantages  that  they  could 
obtain  by  dealing  directly  with  the 
factory.  To  those  who  contemplate 
the  erection  of  either  saw  mills  or 
flouring  mills,  or  the  purchase  of  mill- 
ing machinery  of  any  kind,  this  house 
is  cordially  recommended  as  one  where 
they  will  not  only  be  able  to  buy 
machinery  at  the  lowest  prices,  but 
where  they  will  also  receive  the  kind- 
est and  most  courteous  treatment  at 
the  hands  of  the  manager  and  the  em- 
ployes. 

McCULLOUGH  &  COFFMAN— LIVERY  STABLE,  953  AND  955  ELM  STREET. 

Among  the  new  establishments  in  the  city  which  have  recently  opened  their 
doors  to  the  public  and  are  bidding  for  patronage,  is  the  livery  stable  of  McCul- 
lough  &  Coffman,  953  and  955  Elm  street.  These  gentlemen  opened  up  on  the 
first  day  of  November,  1884,  with  an  entirely  new  outfit,  fresh  horses,  new  buggies, 
new  carriages,  new  hacks,  new  harness — everything  new  and  first-class.  They 


128  DALLAS — HER 


occupy  a  good  stand,  in  the  central  portion  of  the  city,  and  have  a  building  well 
adapted  to  their  business,  covering  an  area  of  50x160  feet.  These  gentlemen  have 
between  $5,000  and  $6,000  invested  in  their  business,  and  have  some  of  the  hand- 
somest turnouts  in  the  city,  their  two  hacks  being  especially  handsome.  They 
will  give  the  business  their  personal  attention,  and  will  endeavor  to  give  satisfac- 
tion to  all  their  customers.  All  they  ask  is  a  trial,  confident  that  those  who  pat- 
ronize them  once  will  stay  with  them.  This  establishment  is  recommended  to  the 
citizens  of  Dallas,  who  always  stand  ready  to  assist  those  just  starting  in  business, 
as  one  of  more  than  ordinary  merit  and  deserving  their  kindest  consideration. 

J.   K.   HA  WES — DEALER  IN  NEW  AND  SECOND-HAND  FURNITURE,  CROCKERY  AND 
GLASSWARE,  STOVES,  ETC.,  725  AND  727  ELM  STREET. 

No  establishment  in  the  city  meets  a  more  pressing  need,  or  meets  it  better 
than  the  establishment  of  Mr.  Hawes.  It  occupies  a  two-story  brick  building, 
fifty  feet  wide  by  ninety  feet  in  depth,  and  the  stock  carried  is  valued  at  $15,000, 
the  annual  sales  amounting  to  $30,000.  Mr.  Hawes  was  born  and  raised  in  Coosa 
county,  Ala.,  and  has  been  in  business  in  Dallas  for  six  years.  His  trade  extends 
not  only  to  the  city  and  county,  but  also  throughout  Northern  Texas.  He  gives 
his  personal  supervision  to  his  business,  and  fully  merits  the  success  which  he  is 
reaping.  His  stock  is  a  large  and  varied  one,  and  purchasers  would  all  do  well  to 
give  him  a  call,  certain  as  they  are  of  courteous  and  kind  treatment,  and  of  getting 
one  hundred  cents'  worth  of  goods  for  every  dollar  expended.  He  buys  many  of 
his  wares  at  forced  sale,  and  is  therefore  able  to  sell  them  at  prices  that  defy  com- 
petition from  those  who  deal  only  in  goods  bought  in  the  regular  course  of  trade. 
Furniture  of  all  kinds  he  keeps;  parlor  sets,  bedroom  sets,  dining  room  sets,  and 
anything  that  may  be  needed  in  the  way  of  household  and  domestic  utensils  will 
be  found  among  his  stock.  Housekeepers  cannot  afford  to  miss  seeing  his  stock 
and  hearing  his  prices  before  purchasing  elsewhere. 

PAUL  F.  ERB — BOOKSELLER  AND  STATIONER;   SCHOOL  FURNITURE  A  SPECIALTY; 
712  MAIN  STREET. 

One  of  the  most  attractive  and  best  arranged  business  houses  of  Dallas,  is  that 
of  Mr.  Paul  F.  Erb,  whose  name  heads  this  arti^e.  The  building  occupied  is 
25x40  feet  in  dimensions,  three  stories  in  height,  and  is  fitted  out  with  every  Con- 
venience for  the  prompt  and  successful  conduct  of  the  business.  The  yearly  sales, 
which  reach  a  large  arid  increasing  sum  total,  extend  all  over  the  city  and  to  every 
town  and  village  within  a  radius  of  200  miles;  and  the  superior  quality  of  goods 
sold  by  Mr.  Erb,  and  his  prompt  attention  to  all  orders,  will  doubtless  extend  them 
much  farther.  Mr.  Erb  carries  one  of  the  most  complete  lines  of  books  and 
stationery  and  school  furniture  to  be  found  in  Texas.  His  books  include  works  of 
standard  authors,  English  and  American,  school  magazines,  periodicals,  etc.;  and 
his  stationery  department  is  as  fine  as  can  be  found  in  the  State.  He  also  carries 
a  most  elegant  line  of  Christmas  gifts:  cards,  albums,  dressing  cases,  souvenirs, and 
numberless  other  articles  in  endless  profusion.  His  specialty,  however,  is  school 


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furniture,  and  his  stock  in  this  line  cannot  be  excelled.  Everything  included  in  the 
term  "school  furniture"  is  kept  here,  and  sold  at  prices  which  few  can  duplicate. 
Buying  direct  from  the  factories,  and  enjoying  ample  facilities,  Mr.  Erb-  sells  in 
direct  competition  with  Northern  and  Eastern  houses,  and  a  glance  at  his  price- 
list  will  substantiate  our  statement.  Parties  in  this  and  adjoining  States  will  find 
it  to  their  advantage  to  call  on  or  correspond  with  him.  Mr.  Erb  is  a  native  of 
Galveston,  but  established  himself  here  in  1880,  and  has  since  then  enjoyed  a 
gratifying  success  in  his  business.  All  information  asked  is  cheerfully  given,  and 
visitors  to  bis  store  are  welcomed,  whatever  be  their  business. 

LEHMAN  BOTTLING  CO. — MANUFACTURING  DEALERS  IN  CRATED  AND  MINERAL 
WATERS,  CIDER  AND  CHAMPAGNES,  1111  ELM  STREET. 

This  house  occupies  a  conspicuous  position  among  the  establishments  in  the 
city  dealing  in  those  beverages  "  which  cheer  but  not  inebriate,"  and  though  it  has 
been  doing  business  but  a  short  time,  enjoys  a  large  and  growing  patronage, 
extending  over  the  entire  State  of  Texas.  The  building  occupied  is  a  large  and 
commodious  one,  located  near  the  Union  Depot,  and  fitted  up  with  all  the  appli- 
ances for  bottling  drinks  of  every  description.  The  stock  carried  is  large,  and 
consists  of  a  full  line  of  soda,  sarsaparilla,  ginger  ale,  mineral  water,  champagne 
cider,  birch  beer  and  English  ginger  beer.  The  mineral  waters  are  manufactured 
by  the  firm  and  are  pure  and  healthful;  the  other  goods  handled  are  of  the  best 
brands,  and  warranted  to  give  satisfaction.  Retail  dealers,  who  handle  "  soft 
drinks  "  of  any  kind,  will  find  this  company  a  most  advantageous  one  with  which 
to  deal,  both  as  regards  prices  and  the  quality  of  the  goods  which  they  keep. 
Mr.  W.  E.  Butler,  who  is  at  the  head  of  the  establishment,  is  an  experienced  busi- 
ness man,  energetic  and  enterprising,  and  the  trade  of  the  house  is  rapidly  increas- 
ing under  his  skillful  direction. 

8.  B.  HANWAY— DEALER  IN  MARBLE,  1137  AND  1139  ELM  STREET. 

Among  those  branches  of  business  which  partake  partly  of  the  character  of  a 
trade  and  partly  of  that  of  an  art,  none  occupies  a  more  conspicuous  position  than 
that  of  the  marble  cutter.  Of  the  several  establishments  in  this  city  which  deal 
largely  in  marble,  that  of  S.  B.  Han  way,  1137  and  1139  Elm  street,  takes  the 
acknowledged  precedence.  Mr.  Hanway  has  been  in  business  here  six  years,  and 
during  that  time  has  established  a  reputation  for  thoroughly  fine  and  artistic 
work,  and  for  the  general  excellent  quality  of  materials  used,  which  is  co-extensive 
with  the  State  boundaries.  He  handles  the  finest  marbles,  granites,  etc.,  and  can 
furnish  any  kind  of  tombstones,  monuments  or  other  kind  of  article  that  is  made  of 
stone.  Six  men  are  employed  at  this  establishment,  embracing  in  their  number 
some  of  the  most  skillful  and  artistic  workmen  in  the  country.  Mr.  Hanway 
makes  a  specialty  of  fine  work,  and  some  of  the  handsomest  monuments  that 
adorn  the  "silent  cities  of  the  dead"  throughout  the  State  are  from  his  shop.  He 
is  a  thorough  business  man  himself,  and  will  accept  no  work  at  the  hands  of  his 
employes,  but  that  which  is  well  done.  He  has  $10,000  invested  in  his  business, 
and  his  annual  sales  aggregate  a  large  amount.  His  location  is  a  good  one,  and 


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the  building  he  occupies  is  well  fitted  for  his  work.  He  carries  in  stock  some  very 
handsome  monuments  and  other  work,  besides  which  he  will  make  to  order,  and 
by  any  design  chosen,  anything  in  his  line  that  may  be  desired.  His  trade  is 
not  confined  to  Dallas,  or  to  the  country  adjacent,  but  extends  all  over  the  State  of 
Texas.  Those  desiring  artistic  work  in  his  line  will  do  well  to  give  Mr.  Hanway  a 
call.  He  also  deals  in  iron  fencing  for  cemetery  lots  and  residences  and  does  as 
good  work  and  at  as  low  prices  as  can  be  afforded.  Full  information  can  be 
obtained  by  writing  Mr.  Hanway  who  has  a  full  line  of  designs  to  exhibit. 

F.  AUSTIN — DEALER  IN  DIAMONDS,  CLOCKS,    WATCHES  AND  JEWELRV,   No.    612 

MAIN  STREET.* 

Of  the  jewelers  and  watchmakers  of  Dallas,  there  is  no  establishment  which 
bears  a  higher  character  ,among  the  people  of  the  city  for  honest,  fair  dealing 
and  first-class  workmanship,  than  that  of  F.  Austin,  612  Main  Street.  Mr.  Austin, 
who  is  a  native  of  Philadelphia,  and  learned  the  watchmaker's  business  in  that 
city,  came  to  Dallas  and  opened  up  an  establishment  in  1870.  Being  a  thorough 
skillful  workman,  his  house  soon  became  well  known  not  only  in  the  city,  but 
throughout  the  adjoining  country  for  the  excellence  of  the  work  turned  out.  Mr. 
Austin  employs  assistants  who  are  first-class  workmen,  and  every  piece  of  work 
that  leaves  his  shop,  is  warranted  to  give  satisfaction.  Mr.  Austin  also  carries  a 
handsome  line  of  watches,  clocks,  diamonds,  silverware  and  jewelry,  which  he 
sells  at  the  lowest  figures.  The  room  occupied  by  his  establishment  is  12x80  feet 
in  area,  and  is  located  in  the  central  business  portion  of  the  city.  The  stock  car- 
ried is  valued  at  $12,000,  and  the  business  transacted  by  the  house  aggregates  $20,- 
000  annually.  Those  who  have  watches  or  clocks  which  they  wish  to  have 
repaired  will  find  no  house  in  this  city  or  elsewhere  at  which  they  can  have  it  done 
more  satisfactorily.  Marking  and  engraving  are  also  done  by  Mr.  Austin  in  the 
highest  style  of  the  art.  This  house  is  cordially  recommended  to  our  readers  as 
one  in  which  they  will  not  only  find  every  article  sold  to  be  exactly  as  represented 
but  one  also  in  which  they  will  meet  with  the  kindest  and  most  courteous  treat- 
ment at  the  hands  of  the  proprietor  and  his  assistants. 

THE   DALLAS   RUBBER   STAMP   AND    STENCIL    WORKS  AND   TEXAS 
ALMANAC  JOB  PRINTING  HOUSE. 

Among  the  Dallas  institutions  that  deserve  special  mention,  is  the  Texas 
Rubber  Stamp  and  Stencil  Manufactory  and  Texas  Almanac  Job  Printing  House, 
under  the  conduct  and  management  of  W.  N.  Bryant.  Rubber  stamps  and  stencils 
are  coming  more  and  more  into  general  use  throughout  the  country,  and  as  labor- 
savers  they  are  gaining  recognition  in  all  well-regulated  mercantile,  professional 
and  scientific  institutions,  where  time  and  system  are  desideratums  to  progress, 
superseding  the  slower  processes  in  the  manifold  uses  to  which  they  are  adapted. 
Mr.  Bryant,  as  manufacturers'  agent  of  all  the  patent  improved  office  and  mercan- 
tile rubber  stamp  paraphernalia,  has  one  of  the  most  complete  concerns  of  the 
kind  to  be  found  in  the  South,  and  which  Dallas  should  be  proud  to  foster  and 
encourage.  Among  the  many  features  of  work  prepared  and  to  be  found  at  this 


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establishment,  may  be  mentioned  seal  presses  for  notaries  and  justices,  secret  and 
social  organizations,  cotton  and  shipping  brands  for  merchants,  saloon  checks, 
barbers',  milk  and  bakers'  checks,  railroad  and  hotel  baggage  checks,  door  checks, 
house  numbers  and  door  plates,  self-inking  bank  and  office  stamps  and  daters, 
steel  stamps  for  marking  on  wood  or  iron,  monograms,  autographs,  wood  engraving, 
etc.,  etc.,  and  in  fact  any  and  everything  coming  within  the  purview  of  a  well- 
appointed  stamp  and  stencil  works.  The  Texas  Almanac  Job  Printing  Office  con- 
tains all  new  material,  and  any  and  every  kind  of  mercantile  job  printing  is  turned 
out  in  good  shape,  promptly,  and  at  prices  gauged  with  reference  to  the  hard  times 
and  scarcity  of  money;  so  says  Bryant.  Remember,  "the  proof  of  the  pudding," 
etc.,  and  give  him  a  trial. 

DR.  0.  B.  HEWETT— DENTIST.  AWKJT|  $jQX**Q  BahCTOft  LlbfWy 

Dr.  0.  B.  Hewett,  dentist,  has  resided  and  practiced  in  Dallas  little  over  one 
and  a  half  years,  and  in  that  short  time  has  attained  a  celebrity  wholly  without 
precedent  in  the  previous  history  of  the  city.  Owing  to  ill  health  in  his  family, 
he  was  compelled  to  leave  a  very  large  and  successful  practice  of  nearly  twenty 
years  standing  in  Chicago,  and  seek  a  warmer  clime.  Coming  with  the  very 
highest  testimonials,  both  as  to  his  skill 
and  integrity,  he  entered  at  once  a  large 
and  lucrative  practice,  which  has  steadily 
increased  each  day  since,  until  he  now  has 
the  largest  patronage  of  any  dentist  in 
Texas,  and  undoubtedly  the  largest  in  the 
South,  numbering  among  his  patients  all  the  elite  and  wealthy  citizens  of  Dallas 
and  the  surrounding  towns,  and  working  constantly  and  steadily,  is  wholly  un- 
able to  meet  the  constant  demands  on  his  time  and  skill.  Nor  need  we  wonder, 
when  it  is  admitted  by  all  that  his  skill  in  restoring  aching,  diseased  and  badly  de- 
cayed teeth  is  truly  phenomenal.  Those  who  see  the  elegance  and  artistic  beauty 
of  his  work  will  be  satisfied  with  no  other.  In  durability,  beauty  of  contour  and 
finish,  his  gold  fillings  are  equaled  by  only  a  very  few  of  the  celebrated  dentists  of 
Chicago,  New  York  and  Boston.  His  wife,  also  a  practical  dentist,  as  well  as  a 
highly  educated,  accomplished  and  refined  woman,  works  constantly  b}r  his  side. 
They  have  fitted  up  a  suite  of  rooms  in  most  elegant  style,  so  their  office  has  the 
air  of  a  comfortable  and  beautiful  home,  which  it  really  is,  where  refined  ladies 
and  delicate  children  may  come  and  receive  most  courteous  attention,  as  well  as 
the  services  of  one  of  the  most  highly  skillful  dentists  of  the  age.  We  predict  he 
will  be  ere  many  years  THE  dentist  of  the  South,  as  he  now  is  of  Dallas. 

J.  E.  FLANDERS — ARCHITECT,  709  MAIN  STREET;  CORRESPONDENCE  SOLICITED. 

Among  the  architects  of  Dallas,  whose  taste  and  skill  have  added  so  much  to 
the  architectural  beauty  of  the  city,  the  gentleman  whose  name  heads  this  article 
holds  a  conspicuous  place.  Mr.  Flanders  is  a  man  who  is  thoroughly  learned  in 
his  profession,  having  studied  it  both  as  a  science  and  as  an  art,  and  those  who  con- 
template building  will  do  well  to  obtain  the  benefit  of  his  skill  and  judgment.  He 


132  DALLAS — HER 


furnishes  designs,  plans  and  specifications  for  business  houses,  public  buildings 
and  private  dwellings,  giving  his  personal  supervision,  when  desired,  to  their  con- 
struction, and  guaranteeing  satisfaction  in  every  case.  He  has  acquired  a  high 
reputation  throughout  the  city  and  surrounding  country,  and  many  of  the  hand- 
somest buildings  in  and  around  Dallas  have  been  designed  and  constructed  by 
him,  and  silently  attest  his  skill  and  proficiency.  Among  these  are  the  following: 
Merchants'  Exchange  building,  J.  E.  Schneider,  residence,  A.  Davis,  residence,  F. 
Collier,  residence,  Geo.  Atkins,  residence,  W.  H.  Flippen,  residence,  Flippen,  Adoue 
&  Lobit's  Bank,  Dallas  National  Bank,  Schneider  &  Davis,  building,  and  others. 
Of  the  numerous  buildings  designed  and  constructed  by  Mr.  Flanders  in  the  State 
may  be  mentioned  the  Shackleford  County  Courthouse,  Eastland  County  Court- 
house, Stephens  County  Courthouse,  Baylor  County  Courthouse,  Rock  wall  County 
Courthouse,  Dallas  County  Courthouse,  Kaufman  County  Jail,  Ellis  County  Record 
Building,  Dallas  County  Record  Building,  and  others.  Mr.  Flanders  is  active  and 
energetic  in  business,  polite  and  courteous  in  manner,  and  those  who  have  dealings 
with  him  will  receive  at  his  hands  the  most  polite  and  considerate  treatment. 

DOUGLAS  &  DANOVER— REAL  ESTATE  AGENTS,  114  SYCAMORE  STREET. 

Among  the  many  firms  pursuing  this  important  branch  of  business,  none  en- 
joys a  greater  reputation  for  energy,  enterprise  and  promptness  in  attending  to 
business  than  Messrs.  Douglas  &  Danover.  They  do  a  general  real  estate  business, 
dealing  in  city  and  county  property,  farms,  ranches  and  timber  lands,  and  have  on 
hand  at  all  times  some  of  the  most  desirable  property  in  the  market.  They  also  act 
as  agents  for  non-resident  land-owners,  paying  taxes,  collecting  rents,  and  attending 
to  their  interests  generally.  They  are  thoroughly  reliable  and  trustworthy,  and 
any  information  which  they  may  give  is  worthy  the  fullest  confidence  and  belief. 
Persons  desiring  to  sell  or  purchase  real  estate  will  do  well  to  correspond  with  these 
gentlemen,  giving  a  full  statement  of  their  wants. 

J.  L.  WILLIAMS  &  CO. — DRUGGISTS;  MANUFACTURERS  OF  TEXAS  TOLU  CHEWING 
GUM,  AND  DEALERS  IN  PHOTOGRAPHIC  STOCK,  409  MAIN  STREET. 

In  order  to  give  a  full  and  complete  statistical  account  of  the  industries  of 
Dallas  such  as  this  volume  is  intended  to  afford,  it  is  necessary  to  include  all  the 
industrial  arts  and  professions  as  well  as  the  commercial  and  manufacturing 
interests  of  the  city,  and  there  can  be  no  question  as  to  the  validity  of  the  claim 
of  the  profession  of  pharmacy  to  be  specially  represented  in  this  work.  The  pro- 
fession of  the  druggist  is  one  that  operates  effectively  in  time  of  need  in  arresting 
and  alleviating  the  most  acute  pains  and  other  ailments  of  the  human  body.  The 
firm  heading  this  sketch  is  one  of  the  oldest  in  the  city,  having  been  established 
about  1868.  Their  store  is  25x80  feet,  two  stories  high,  and  contains  one  of  the 
most  complete  and  varied  stocks  of  pure  drugs,  chemicals,  patent  medicines,  toilet 
articles,  and  a  general  stock  of  those  goods  usually  carried  in  a  well-kept  drug 
store.  A  specialty  of  the  house  is  photographic  supplies,  where  the  art  galleries  of 
the  State  can  order  just  what  they  need,  and  find  first-class  supplies  to  meet  their 
wants.  They  also  manufacture  the  celebrated  Texas  Tolu  Chewing  Gum,  that  has 


TRADE,   COMMERCE   AND   INDUSTRIES.  133 

become  so  popular  throughout  the  State.  Great  care  is  taken  in  compounding 
carefully  all  prescriptions  left  with  them.  For  honorable  and  fair  transactions  the 
house  is  second  to  none  in  the  State,  and  their  increasing  trade  is  due  largely  to 
the  liberality  shown  to  the  patrons  of  the  house.  We  are  glad  to  give  space  in  our 
work  to  so  progressive  and  prominent  an  industry,  that  our  readers  may  make 
their  business  acquaintance  when  visiting  Dallas.  Messrs.  J.  L.  Williams  and  S. 
L.  May  compose  the  firm,  both  well  known  throughout  the  city  and  fully  conver- 
sant with  their  line  of  business. 

JOS.  GLUCK — DEALER  IN  IMPORTED  AND  DOMESTIC  CIGARS,  CHEWING  TOBACCO, 
CIGARETTES  AND  SMOKERS'  ARTICLES,  719  ELM  STREET. 

Nowhere  in  the  world  is  a  man  of  ambition,  thrift  and  business  ability  able 
to  achieve  success  in  a  shorter  length  of  time  than  right  here  in  Dallas.  It  is  but 
a  just  compliment  to  the  people  of  this  city  to  say  that  they  are  swift  to  recognize 
and  quick  to  reward  merit,  and  if  a  man  is  honest  and  diligent  he  is  sure  of  speedy 
success.  Among  the  houses  in  this  city  which  have  achieved  a  reputation  and  es- 
tablished a  good  business  in  a  short  time,  none  occupies  a  higher  position  than  the 
establishment  of  Mr.  J.  Gluck,  719  Elm  street.  Mr.  Gluck  came  here  from  New 
York  and  started  in  business  about  a  year  ago,  and  by  strict  attention  to  business, 
a  proper  appreciation  of  the  wants  of  his  customers  and  a  determination  to  gratify 
those  wants,  he  has  established  a  trade  of  which  a  much  older  concern  might  well 
be  proud.  He  carries  a  full  line  of  the  choicest  brands  of  cigars,  both  foreign  and 
domestic,  chewing  and  smoking  tobaccos,  embracing  the  leading  staple  articles,  and 
he  has  every  make  of  cigarette  known  to  the  trade.  His  specialty  is  smokers' 
articles,  and  he  has  a  large  and  complete  assortment  of  pipes,  cigar  holders,  cigar- 
ette holders,  cigar  cases,  match  boxes — everything  in  fact  that  the  most  critical 
lover  of  "  the  weed  "  could  desire.  He  occupies  a  large  room,  covering  an  area  of 
25x72  feet,  and  he  has  in  it  a  stock  valued  at  $3,000.  He  has  a  large  city  and 
country  trade  and  his  business  is  rapidly  and  steadily  increasing,  but  he  will  not 
and  cannot  meet  with  success  sufficient  to  outweigh  his  merits.  As  a  manufac- 
turer he  is  able  to  compete  in  prices,  and  his  cigars  being  his  own  make,  he  can 
assure  his  patrons  that  they  will  prove  as  represented.  Any  orders  by  mail  will 
receive  prompt  attention  and  be  carefully  selected  by  himself. 

JAS.   McKEAND — DEALER  IN   HAY,  CORN,  OATS,  BARLEY,  BRAN,  ETC.,  CORNER 

ELM  AND  PRESTON  STREETS. 

Prominent  among  the  different  branches  of  commercial  pursuits  carried  on  in 
this  city  is  that  of  the  dealer  in  feed,  grain,  etc.,  and  occupying  a  conspicuous 
place  among  the  houses  which  deal  in  this  line  of  goods  is  the  well  known  estab- 
lishment of  Jas.  McKeand,  corner  Elm  and  Preston  streets.  Mr.  McKeand  began 
business  here  seven  years  ago  with  very  small  capital,  which  he  has,  by  energetic 
and  active  devotion  to  business,  gradually  increased,  until  now  he  is  able  to  carry 
as  large  a  stock  as  the  demands  of  the  market  require.  His  place  of  business  is 
at  the  corner  of  Elm  and  Preston  streets,  where  he  occupies  a  building  which 
covers  an  area  of  25x100  feet.  He  also  has  a  wareroom  on  Harwood  and  Eakins 


134  DALLAS — HER 


streets,  25x40  feet  in  size,  where  he  keeps  grain  stored  until  he  wants  to  use  it. 
He  keeps  constantly  on  hand  a  large  stock  of  hay,  corn,  oats,  barley,  bran  and  all 
kinds  of  feed,  which  he  sells  at  the  lowest  market  price.  He  has  a  large  trade  in 
the  city,  which  is  constantly  being  augmented  by  the  patronage  of  new  customers. 
drawn  to  his  establishment  by  its  reputation  for  honesty  and  square  dealing.  Mr. 
McKeand  conducts  his  business  on  principles  of  the  most  rigid  honor  and  business 
integrity,  and  to  this,  together  with  his  popular  manners  and  affable  address,  does 
he  owe  his  success.  Those  who  once  come  into  contact  with  him  in  business  never 
leave  him,  and  a  customer  once  gained  is  always  held.  This  house  is  entirely 
worthy  the  confidence  and  support  of  the  general  public. 

A.  W.  FOX — MANUFACTURER  OF  CANDY,  AT  No.  212  MARKET  STREET;  SALESROOM, 

No.  411  MAIN  STREET. 

This  is  one  of  the  prominent  enterprises  of  Dallas  which  has  been  in  success- 
ful operation  for  seven  years.  With  an  experience  of  over  forty  years,  the 
proprietor  has  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  business,  and  has  perfected  the  estab- 
lishment in  the  production  of  pure  and  first-class  confectionery,  which  is 
guaranteed  to  be  made  from  pure  sugars  and  strictly  pure  fruit  extracts  as  flavor- 
ings, avoiding  all  of  the  adulterations  so  often  used  in  the  manufacture  of  these 
goods.  The  facilities  are  first-class  in  every  particular,  and  the  capital  employed 
is  ample  to  give  advantages  in  the  purchase  of  material.  Buying  for  cash  and 
selling  goods  only  at  a  slight  advance  on  cost  of  production,  has  increased  their 
trade,  which  now  reaches  not  only  over  our  own  State,  but  outside  also.  We  can 
assure  the  readers  of  the  business  history  of  Dallas,  that  when  they  form  business 
relations  with  the  Fox  Candy  Factory  of  Dallas,  they  are  consulting  their  own 
interests  and  making  the  acquaintance  of  a  firm  whose  business  transactions  have 
ever  been  marked-  by  high  and  honorable  commercial  integrity.  Liberality  to 
their  patrons  is  yearly  extending  their  trade  and  making  permanent  customers. 


CUTTER  &  CO.— GENERAL  AGENTS  FOR  TEXAS  FOR  THE  MISSOURI  STEAM  WASHER 

113  SYCAMORE  STREET. 

In  no  department  of  industry  has  there  been  more  marked  progress  during  the 
last  decade  than  in  the  invention  and  manufacture  of  improved  labor-saving  ma- 
chinery. Much  time  and  much  labor,  together  with  a  great  deal  of  money,  have 
been  expended  in  the  attempt  to  invent  some  kind  of  machine  that  would  wash 

clothes  satisfactorily,  and  that  would  remove 
the  horror  of  that  bete  noir  of  every  poor  house- 
wife's life — wash  day.  Many  machines  have 
been  made,  each  possessing  a  greater  or  less  de- 
gree of  merit,  but  each  had  some  fault,  and 
none  gave  entire  satisfaction  until  the  "  Mis- 
souri Steam  Washer  "  was  invented  and  made, 
when  all  who  saw  it  work  recognized  the  fact 
that  the  acme  of  perfection  had  been  reached,  and  that  inventive  force  need  be  ex- 
pended no  more  in  this  direction.  Following  are  some  of  the  reasons  why  this 


TRADE,   COMMERCE    AND    INDUSTRIES.  135 

machine  takes  precedence  overall  others:  1.  It  will  do  an  ordinary  washing  in  an 
hour  that  it  would  require  a  day  to  accomplish  by  hand,  or  other  so  called  wash- 
ing machines.  2.  It  is  so  easily  operated  that  a  child  of  ten  years  can  do  the 
washing.  3.  It  washes,  steams  and  bleaches  the  finest  laces,  cambrics  and  embroid- 
eries; also  the  heaviest  blankets,  quilts  and  spreads  without  injury.  4.  It  saves 
labor,  time,  soap,  clothes,  mending,  and  last,  but  not  least,  health  and  life.  5.  It 
will  positively  clean  the  clothes  without  rubbing,  and  the  clothes  will  last  much 
longer  when  washed  on  this  machine.  Such  confidence  have  these  gentlemen  in 
the  merits  of  their  machine,  that  if  anyone  living  in  the  city  or  country  who 
desires  to  buy  a  washing  machine  will  call  at  their  office,  or  write  them  a  card, 
giving  his  address,  they  will  send  a  machine  to  his  house  and  let  it  be  thoroughly 
tested.  If  he  does  not  like  it  after  a  fair  and  impartial  trial  they  will  take  it  back 
at  their  own  cost.  Messrs.  Cutter  &  Co.  are  gentlemen  of  energy  and  snap,  and 
just  the  right  kind  of  men  to  push  an  enterprise  of  this  kind.  The  personnel  of 
the  firm  is  composed  of  Charles  Cutter,  Geo.  L.  Leachman  and  T.  J.  Shuck,  all 
gentlemen  of  enterprise  and  ability.  They  are  establishing  agencies  all  over  the 
State,  and  seem  determined  that  our  people  shall  at  least  have  an  opportunity 
of  securing  the  best  washing-machine  made.  They  are  also  agents  for  the 
celebrated  No.  99  Improved  Wringer.  They  want  an  agent  in  every  county  in 
Texas. 

GEORGE   RICK — MANUFACTURER  AND   WHOLESALE   DEALER  IN  ALL  KINDS  OF 
FURNITURE,  747  AND  749  ELM  STREET. 

It  is  the  manufacturing  establishments  of  a  city  that  mark  its  real  wealth  and 
prosperity.  Pick  up  almost  any  manufactured  article  and  compare  its  cost  with 
that  of  the  raw  material  of  which  it  is  made,  and  you  will  find  that  a  large  per 
cent,  of  the  cost  of  the  article  goes  to  pay  for  the  labor  of  making  it.  It  is  paid 
to  the  artisan  and  the  mechanic  of  the  city  in  which  the  article  was  manufactured, 
and  is  spent  among  the  merchants  of  that  city,  adding  to  its  wealth  and  prosperity, 
instead  of  going  to  help  build  up  a  rival.  Manufacturing  establishments  should, 
therefore,  above  all  others,  be  encouraged  and  upheld.  Among  the  manufacturers 
of  this  city,  Mr.  George  Rick  occupies  a  prominent  place,  and  is  worthy  of  the 
support  of  all  her  citizens,  not  only  in  a  general  way,  because  all  manufacturers 
should  be  supported,  but  also  for  the  special  reason  that  the  furniture  of  his  make 
is  all  of  the  best  quality  and  most  approved  pattern.  He  occupies  a  large  two- 
story  brick  building,  fronting  fifty  feet  on  Elm  street  and  running  back  one  hun- 
dred and  eighty  feet,  and  he  carrj.es  in  it  a  stock  of  furniture  valued  from  $20,000 
to  $35,000,  which  he  sells  at  prices  to  suit  the  times.  Mr.  Rick  has  been  in 
business  here  ten  years,  and  has  established  a  well-merited  reputation  for  honesty, 
integrity  and  upright  dealing.  He  also  carries  in  stock  bed-room  sets,  parlor  suits, 
baby  carriages,  mirrors,  and  a  full  and  complete  line  of  all  goods  usually  found  in 
a  well-ordered  and  first-class  furniture  store,  and  our  readers  from  abroad  who  visit 
Dallas  will  find  as  liberal  treatment  and  as  good  a  stock  to  select  from  as  can  be 
found  elsewhere. 


136  DALLAS HER 


A.    E.    BOUCHE — DEALER  IN  STAPLE  AND  FANCY  GROCERIES,  FRUIT,  PRODUCE, 
ETC.,  828  MAIN  STREET. 

There  is  no  better  illustration  of  what  a  man  without  capital  to  start  with  can 
accomplish,  if  he  but  have  the  necessary  industry  and  application  to  business, 
than  can  be  found  in  the  grocery  house  of  A.  E.  Bouche,  828  Main  street.  In 
1884,  Mr.  Bouche  set  up  a  little  grocery  establishment,  in  which  he  had  stock  to 
the  amount  of  $150.  By  his  enterprise,  industry  and  a  careful  husbanding  of  his 
resources,  he  has  gradually  built  up  his  stock  and  his  trade  from  that  small  begin- 
ning to  one  of  the  best  equipped  and  most  liberally  patronized  retail  grocery  houses 
in  the  city.  The  building  occupied  by  this  establishment  is  well  located,  in  the 
central  part  of  the  city,  and  covers  an  area  of  25x80  feet.  The  stock  carried 
embraces  coffees,  teas,  sugars,  syrups,  spices,  canned  goods,  fruits  of  all  kinds, 
country  produce,  etc.  There  is  no  store  in  the  city  at  which  the  housekeeper  can 
buy  more  choice  groceries  for  table  use  than  at  Mr.  Bouche's,  for  he  makes  a 
specialty  of  carrying  the  best  in  his  line.  Country  merchants  and  farmers,  bring- 
ing their  produce  to  the  city,  will  always  find  at  this  house  ready  sale  and  the 
highest  prices  for  first-class  articles.  Mr.  Bouche  is  a  native  of  Louisiana,  and 
besides  being  energetic,  enterprising  and  progressive  in  business,  he  is  also  genial, 
pleasant  and  courteous  in  his  personal  walk  and  conversation.  The  success  he 
enjoys  he  has  merited,  and  his  house  is  cheerfully  recommended  as  one  in  every 
way  worthy  the  largest  patronage  and  greatest  success  which  it  is  possible  for  it  to 
attain. 

CHARLES  A.  MEYER — DEALER  IN  STAPLE  AND  FANCY   GROCERIES,  947  ELM 

STREET. 

Of  the  retail  grocers  in  this  city  there  is  no  establishment  which  stands  higher 
in  the  estimation  of  the  public  than  that  of  Charles  A.  Meyer,  947  Elm  street.  Mr. 
Meyer  began  business  here  two  years  ago,  and  has  since  that  time,  by  his  enterprise 
and  his  determination  to  keep  the  kind  of  goods  that  the  people  want,  gained  a  large 
and  lucrative  trade.  He  keeps  a  full  assortment  of  the  best  brands  of  teas,  coffees, 
sugars,  syrups,  spices,  canned  goods,  and  in  fact,  everything  in  the  grocery  line, 
staple  and  fancy.  His  large  sales  make  it  necessary  for  him  to  replenish  his  stock 
frequently,  so  that  the  goods  he  has  are  always  fresh  and  desirable.  Those  who 
desire  the  best  goods  the  market  affords  for  home  and  table  use  will  find  the  estab- 
lishment of  Mr.  Meyer  a  desirable  one  with  which  to  deal.  Mr.  Meyer  has  a  good 
location  in  the  main  business  part  of  the  city,  and  occupies  a  two-story  building, 
covering  an  area  of  25x50  feet,  well  arranged  for  his  business,  and  he  keeps  his 
stock  in  nice  order  and  good  condition.  He  is  a  thorough  business  man,  under- 
standing the  grocery  trade  "from  the  ground  up,"  and  is,  therefore,  fully  acquainted 
with  the  kind  and  quality  of  goods  that  his  customers  want.  His  experience 
teaches  him  how  to  buy  to  the  best  advantage,  and  his  progressive  enterprise 
causes  him  to  sell  cheap.  He  has  a  free  delivery,  and  every  article  purchased  at 
his  store  is  sent  to  any  part  of  the  city  without  charge.  He  has  a  large  and  grow- 
ing trade  in  this  city,  and  one  which  his  abilities  fully  deserve. 


TRADE,    COMMERCE   AND   INDUSTRIES.  137 

LAND  &  THOMPSON— REAL  ESTATE  AND  LAND  AGENCY,  FOR  THE  SALE,  PUR- 
CHASE, EXCHANGE  AND  LEASE  OF  IMPROVED  AND  UNIMPROVED  PROPERTY; 
ALSO  FIRE  INSURANCE  AGENTS;  DALLAS,  TEXAS. 

The  importance  of  the  commission  agent  in  the  business  affairs  of  this  life  is 
thoroughly  understood  by  every  intelligent,  wide-awake  man  of  the  nineteenth 
century.  No  other  medium  is  so  capable  for  establishing  the  most  intimate  rela- 
tions between  the  seller  and  buyer,  no  matter  how  utter  strangers  all  parties  may 
be,  or  how  widely  separated  by  distance,  and  no  other  medium  labors  so  assidu- 
ously to  promote  their  respective  interests  by  confering  upon  either  party  alike 
special  advantages  and  otherwise  unattainable  benefits.  He  is  the  mutual  friend 
and  adviser,  or  go-between,  -that  may  be  relied  upon  implicitly,  and  in  no  branch 
of  business  has  his  services  been  sought  to  a  greater  extent,  and  with  more  grati- 
fying results,  than  in  matters  pertaining  to  real  estate.  The  firm  of  Land  & 
Thompson,  Dallas,  Texas,  are  one  of  the  many  engaged  in  this  occupation  that  can 
be  commended  to  the  public  at  large  as  eminently  qualified  and  thoroughly  reliable, 
having  been  closely  connected  with  the  business  for  the  past  twenty  years.  Their 
experience,  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  real  estate  and  land  business  in  every 
detail,  and  extensive  facilities  for  safely  conducting  it  in  all  its  various  branches, 
together  with  their  wide  acquaintance  with  capitalists,  large  land  operators,  manu- 
facturers, and  others  interested  in  land  properties,  gives  them  very  decided  advan- 
tages over  the  majority  of  Texas  land  agents,  and  enables  the  firm  to  guarantee  the 
most  perfect  satisfaction  in  the  transacting  of  all  business  entrusted  to  their  charge. 
They  buy,  sell,  exchange,  lease  and  rent  farms,  ranches  and  improved  and  unim- 
proved lands  of  all  descriptions.  They  pay  taxes  on  property,  and  keep  up  im- 
provements and  insurance  policies.  They  make  a  specialty  of  looking  after  non- 
resident property  owners'  interests  with  the  same  watchful  care  they  exercise  over 
their  own  property,  and  invite  correspondence  from  either  holders  of  Texas  prop- 
erty at  home  or  abroad  on  the  subject  of  this  department  of  their  business.  They 
are  also  prepared  to  locate  scrip  on  choice  lands,  perfect  titles,  value  lands,  make 
divisions  of  property,  make  loans  on  choice  farms  or  valuable  lands  of  any  descrip- 
tion, and  make  investments  for  capitalists.  In  their  department  devoted  to  city 
business  they  give  the  same  careful  and  experienced  attention  to  the  buying  and 
selling  or  exchange  of  real  estate,  renting  and  collection  of  rents,  keeping  property 
in  repair,  insuring,  paying  of  taxes,  and  the  general  care  of  estates  belonging  to 
residents  or  non-residents.  The  firm  also  places  fire  risks  upon  all  classes  of  port- 
able property  and  improved  real  estate  in  the  staunchest  insurance  companies  in 
the  country.  In  this  connection  they  are  prepared  to  represent  any  fire  insurance 
company  of  merit  that  desires  to  enter  the  State  of  Texas,  and  will  entertain  pro- 
posals from  corporations  to  that  end.  The  firm  make  a  leading  specialty  of  hand- 
ling lands  suitable  for  agricultural  and  stock  purposes,  and  invite  the  particular 
attention  of  stockmen  and  farmers  to  their  extensive  facilities  and  superior  induce- 
ments. They  control  over  One  Million  Acres  of  the  finest  farming  and  grazing  lands 
in  the  State,  and  which  they  are  now  placing  on  the  market,  to  be  sold  at  unusu- 
ally low  rates  to  actual  settlers.  Messrs.  Land  and  Thompson  are  capable,  energetic 


138  DALLAS — HER   TRADE,   COMMERCE    AND   INDUSTRIES. 

business  men,  of  firm  integrity,  sound  judgment,  and  conservative  management, 
possessed  of  unquestionable  executive  ability  and  financial  talents  of  a  high  order, 
who  are  liberally  endorsed  by  the  best  citizens  of  Texas  and  the  South,  as  well  as 
of  the  Western  and  Eastern  cities.  Enterprising,  skillful  operators,  keeping  fully 
abreast  with  the  progressive  age,  and  possessing  a  complete  knowledge  of  the  mag- 
nificent resources  of  Texas  for  agriculture,  stock-raising,  mining,  manufactures, 
commerce  and  capital,  and  moreover  laboring  with  a  keen  interest  in  the  develop- 
ment of  that  grand  destiny  which  every  penetrative  mind  recognizes  as  its  future 
position  of  the  State,  the  firm  of  Land  &  Thompson  commends  itself  to  the  public 
as  one  from  whom  the  most  liberal  treatment  may  be  expected,  and  who  may  be 
relied  upon  to  the  fullest  extent  for  the  judicious  handling  of  all  interests  placed  in 
their  charge,  and  with  the  highest  possible  advantages  to  their  patrons. 


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Wherever  in  the  civilized  world  there  is  grass  to  mow  or  grain  to  reap,  the  OSBORNE  HARVESTING 
MACHINERY  is  known  From  Russia  to  India,  from  France  to  Australia  its  fame  is  spread,  and  the  people  i.f 
these  countries  unite  with  the  inhabitants  of  the  American  continent  in  proclaiming  it  first  of  its  kind.  'Ihe  factories  of 
the  Company  are  located  at  Auburn,  New  York,  where  sixteen  hundred  men  are  employed,  :•<  a  monthly  cost  of 
$40,000,  in  manufacturing  the  machinery  which  figures  largely  in  gathering  the  hat ve-ts  of  four  continents,  and  more  than 

seven  hundred  trave'ing  agents 
are  employed  in  selling  the  wares 
of  this  Company  to  the  farmers 
in  tl  e  different  states  kingdoms 
and  prii  cipalities  of  the  world. 
In  1875  this  Company  e-tab- 
lished  a  Branch  House  in  Dallas, 
making  it  headquarters  for 
Texas,  Indian  Territory,  Old 
and  Xe*  Mexico,  with  J.  B 
Hatch,  Manager.  M  r.  Hatch  is 
a  man  of  great  experience  in  the 
business,  having  been  with  this 
Compai  y  eig+lteen  years,  and 
under  his  skillful  direction  the 
trade  of  the  company  has  as- 
sumed large  propprtians  in  his 
territory,  aggregating  $500,000 
per  annum,  and  requiring  the 
services  and  attention  of  from 
twelve  to  thirty  men  '1  his  Com- 
pany manufacture  Mowers, 
Reapers  and  Binders  of  every 
description,  all  of  which  are 
known  to  be  first  class  in  every 
respect.  Most  pronrnent  among 
these  many  excellent  machines, 
is  the  "No.  n  Osborne  Self- 
Binding  Harvester",  a  machine 
which  combines  all  the  many 
excellent  qualities  of  its  numer- 
ous predecessors  In  its  con- 
struction, special  reference  has 
been  had  to  the  views  of  prac 
tic,<l  operators  and  men  of  scien- 
tific attainments,  and  in  it  are 
success'ully  Combined  simplicity, 
(H;  durability  reliabijity,  speed  and 
^th,  producing  a  machine 
<jl  unequaled  for  ease  of  m.inage- 
^!  ment  and  capacity  of  wide  range 
I  j  of  work— the  perfection  of  me- 
chanism, the  Harvester  pur  <  .r- 

''>it  of  the  universe. 
Among  the    other    machines 
which     they    manufacture,    the 
d 


]';{  I  I  "  Osborne  No.  6  Combined 
•  l  V-  ff  Reaperand  Mower",  the  "No.  i 
'•rT  ''t'  ()'borne  Independent  Mower", 


the  "Osborne  No.  ^  Reaper", 
the  "Osborne  Light  Reapi 
8,"  have  been  well  known  and 
popular  among  farmers  for  many 
years.  Every  machine  sold  by 
this  Company  is  warranted  to  be 
perfect  in  every  respect,  all  wear- 
ing parts  being  made  of  steel, 
case  hardened,  und  as  free  as 
possible  from  defects. 

'I  he  Dallas  Branch  House  is 
situated  at  the  corner  of  Main 
and  Broadway  Streets,  and  oc- 
cupies a  four  story  stone  build- 
Ing,  covering  an  area  of  50x100 
feet.  Mr.  Hatch  is  a  man  of 
great  energy  and  enterprise  in 
business,  and  of  pleasing  manner 
and  courteous  address.  The 
machines  he  sells  are  sold  at 
manufacturers'  prices,  and  pur- 
chasers from  him  enjoy  all  the 
advantages  ot  those  who  deal 
with  the  factory  direct.  This 
house  is  cordially  recommended 
as  a  most  satisfactory  one  with 
which  to  deal. 


0.  B.  &  MARY  S.  HEWETT, 


EXTRACTED  WITHOUT  PAIN  OR  DANGER. 


GOLD  +  FILLINGS 

EQUAL  TO  THE  BEST  DONE  IN 

CHICAGO,  NEW  YORK  or  BOSTON. 


See  Pasre  131. 


J.  H.  GIBBS,  M.  D., 


hysician  and  6culist, 

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NO.  6O7   ELM   STREET, 

WITH   W.  H.  HOWBLL  &   BRO.,  WHOLESALE  DRUGGIST. 

-^pLIPPEN,  ^DOUE  & 
BAKKERS. 

DALLAS,  -  TEXAS. 


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